Pro Python

Description

You’ve learned the basics of Python, but how do you take your skills to the next stage? Even if you know enough to be productive, there are a number of features that can take you to the next level in Python. Pro Python, Second Edition explores concepts and features normally left to experimentation, allowing you to be even more productive and creative, including PANDAs, NumPy, and more.In addition to pure code concerns, Pro Python develops your programming techniques and approaches, which will help make you a better Python programmer. This book will help not only your code, but also your understanding and interaction with the many established Python communities.This book takes your Python knowledge and coding skills to the next level. It shows you how to write clean, innovative code that will be respected by your peers. With this book, make your code do more with introspection and metaprogramming. And, learn and later use the nuts and bolts of an application, tier-by-tier as a complex case study along the way. For more information, including a link to the source code referenced in the book, please visit http://propython.com/.What you’ll learnWrite strong Python code that will be respected in the Python communityUnderstand the reasons behind big design decisions in PythonWrite programs that can reconfigure themselves in PythonDisguise your code as different types of objects in PythonInspect just about any object in PythonPrepare your code for international audiencesEnsure code quality with rigorous testingWho this book is for This book is for intermediate to advanced Python programmers who are looking to understand how and why Python works the way it does and how they can take their code to the next level.