There are many books for those new to Python, new to programming, or both. Powerful Python is different. Written for experienced developers like you, its carefully crafted chapters teach intermediate and advanced strategies, patterns, and tools for modern Python. Focused on Python 3, with full support for 2.7.
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For data scientists, back-end engineers, web developers, sysadmins, devops, QA testers and more. What's included:
An unrelenting selective spotlight on what's most valuable and impactful to working, full-time, professional Python developers
Well-researched, detailed, realistic code on almost every page, powerfully illustrating key points. Very little "toy code"
How to use decorators to add rich features to functions and classes; untangle distinct, frustratingly intertwined concerns in your code; and build powerful, extensible software frameworks
How to use Python in ways that incentivize other developers to use and re-use your code, again and again... amplifying the impact of the code you write, and boosting your reputation among your peers
Powerfully and easily weave iterators and generators throughout your applications, making them massively scalable,
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