{"product_id":"beyond-the-basic-stuff-with-python-best-practices-for-writing-clean-code-9781593279660","title":"Beyond the Basic Stuff with Python: Best Practices for Writing Clean Code","description":"\u003cb\u003eBRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN NOVICE AND PROFESSIONAL\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou've completed a basic Python programming tutorial or finished Al Sweigart's bestseller, \u003ci\u003eAutomate the Boring Stuff with Python\u003c\/i\u003e. What's the next step toward becoming a capable, confident software developer? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWelcome to \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Basic Stuff with Python\u003c\/i\u003e. More than a mere collection of advanced syntax and masterful tips for writing clean code, you'll learn how to advance your Python programming skills by using the command line and other professional tools like code formatters, type checkers, linters, and version control. Sweigart takes you through best practices for setting up your development environment, naming variables, and improving readability, then tackles documentation, organization and performance measurement, as well as object-oriented design and the Big-O algorithm analysis commonly used in coding interviews. The skills you learn will boost your ability to program--not just in Python but in any language. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou'll learn: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e Coding style, and how to use Python's Black auto-formatting tool for cleaner code\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e Common sources of bugs, and how to detect them with static analyzers\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e How to structure the files in your code projects with the Cookiecutter template tool\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e Functional programming techniques like lambda and higher-order functions\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e How to profile the speed of your code with Python's built-in \u003ci\u003etimeit\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ecProfile\u003c\/i\u003e modules\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e The computer science behind Big-O algorithm analysis\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e How to make your comments and docstrings informative, and how often to write them\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e How to create classes in object-oriented programming, and why they're used to organize code \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToward the end of the book you'll read a detailed source-code breakdown of two classic command-line games, the Tower of Hanoi (a logic puzzle) and Four-in-a-Row (a two-player tile-dropping game), and a breakdown of how their code follows the book's best practices. You'll test your skills by implementing the program yourself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOf course, no single book can make you a professional software developer. But \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Basic Stuff with Python\u003c\/i\u003e will get you further down that path and make you a better programmer, as you learn to write readable code that's easy to debug and perfectly Pythonic \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRequirements: \u003c\/b\u003e Covers Python 3.6 and higher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e No Starch Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/16\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593279660\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384","brand":"Al Sweigart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38026581770421,"sku":"9781593279660","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_708c5ecf-6d56-40c9-988a-63ec958e57c5.jpg?v=1609190802","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/beyond-the-basic-stuff-with-python-best-practices-for-writing-clean-code-9781593279660","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}