€œEach item in Slatkin€s Effective Python teaches a self-contained lesson with its own source code. This makes the book random-access: Items are easy to browse and study in whatever order the reader needs. I will be recommending Effective Python to students as an admirably compact source of mainstream advice on a very broad range of topics for the intermediate Python programmer.€Â
€"Brandon Rhodes, software engineer at Dropbox and chair of PyCon 2016-2017
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It€s easy to start coding with Python, which is why the language is so popular. However, Python€s unique strengths, charms, and expressiveness can be hard to grasp, and there are hidden pitfalls that can easily trip you up.
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Effective Python will help you master a truly €œPythonic€ approach to programming, harnessing Python€s full power to write exceptionally robust and well-performing code. Using the concise, scenario-driven style pioneered in Scott Meyers€ best-selling Effective C++, Brett Slatkin brings together 59 Python best practices, tips, and shortcuts, and explains them with realistic code examples.
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Drawing on years of experience building Python infrastructure at Google, Slatkin uncovers little-known quirks and idioms that powerfully impact code behavior and performance. You€ll learn the best way to accomplish key tasks, so you can write code that€s easier to understand, maintain, and improve.
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Key features include
- Actionable guidelines for all major areas of Python 3.x and 2.x development, with detailed explanations and examples
- Best practices for writing functions that clarify intention, promote reuse, and avoid bugs
- Coverage of how to accurately express behaviors with classes and objects
- Guidance on how to avoid pitfalls with metaclasses and dynamic attributes
- More efficient approaches to concurrency and parallelism
- Better techniques and idioms for using Python€s built-in modules
- Tools and best practices for collaborative development
- Solutions for debugging, testing, and optimization in order to improve quality and performance
