Beyond the Basic Stuff with Python

Beyond the Basic Stuff with Python Beyond the Basic Stuff with Python: Best Practices for Writing Clean Code provides a practical guide to leveling up your Python skills beyond syntax and isolated tips. Rather than focusing solely on language features, the book shows how to work like a professional programmer by using the command line and essential tools such as code formatters, type checkers, linters, and version control systems.

Al Sweigart walks readers through best practices for configuring a development environment, choosing clear and consistent names, and improving code readability, before exploring documentation, project organization, performance measurement, object-oriented design, and Big-O algorithm analysis commonly encountered in coding interviews.

Table of Contents

• Dealing with Errors and Asking for Help
• Environment Setup and the Command Line
• Code Formatting with Black
• Choosing Understandable Names
• Finding Code Smells
• Writing Pythonic Code
• Programming Jargon
• Common Python Gotchas
• Esoteric Python Oddities
• Writing Effective Functions
• Comments, Docstrings, and Type Hints
• Organizing Your Code Projects with Git
• Measuring Performance and Big O Algorithm Analysis
• Practice Projects
• Object-Oriented Programming and Classes
• Object-Oriented Programming and Inheritance
• Pythonic OOP: Properties and Dunder Methods

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