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Fluent Python by Luciano Ramalho

Fluent Python

Clear, Concise, and Effective Programming

Luciano Ramalho

O'Reilly Media · Print & ebook · May 10, 2022

Don't waste time bending Python to fit patterns you've learned in other languages.

Programming BasicsObject-Oriented ProgrammingPython Programming
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Who it’s for
See how Python’s idioms can make modern code shorter, faster, and easier to read.
Themes
Idiomatic Python programming, Python data structures, Python metaprogramming
Genres
Python Programming, Object-Oriented Programming, Programming Basics

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Don't waste time bending Python to fit patterns you've learned in other languages. Python's simplicity lets you become productive quickly, but often this means you aren't using everything the language has to offer. With the updated edition of this hands-on guide, you'll learn how to write effective, modern Python 3 code by leveraging its best ideas. Discover and apply idiomatic Python 3 features beyond your past experience.

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Author Luciano Ramalho guides you through Python's core language features and libraries and teaches you how to make your code shorter, faster, and more readable. Complete with major updates throughout, this new edition features five parts that work as five short books within the book: - Data structures: Sequences, dicts, sets, Unicode, and data classes - Functions as objects: First-class functions, related design patterns, and type hints in function declarations - Object-oriented idioms: Composition, inheritance, mixins, interfaces, operator overloading, protocols, and more static types - Control flow: Context managers, generators, coroutines, async/await, and thread/process pools - Metaprogramming: Properties, attribute descriptors, class decorators, and new class metaprogramming hooks that replace or simplify metaclasses

Python, More Fluently

See how Python’s idioms can make modern code shorter, faster, and easier to read.

Come here for

  • Idiomatic Python beyond habits borrowed from other languages
  • Core features, from data structures to metaprogramming

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  • Practical guidance across Python’s language features and libraries
  • Five parts designed as short books within the book

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Python Programming100%
Programming Basics40%
Object-Oriented Programming39%

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  • Python Programming
  • Open Source Development
  • Web Programming
Authors
Luciano Ramalho
Publisher
O'Reilly Media
Published
May 10, 2022
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Idiomatic Python programming · Python data structures · Python metaprogramming
Reading lane
Python Programming