Brett Slatkin ... 256 pages - Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; (March, 2015) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0134034287 - ISBN-13: 978-0134034287.
It's easy to start writing code with Python: that's why the language is
so immensely popular. However, Python has unique strengths, charms, and
expressivity that can be hard to grasp at first -- as well as hidden
pitfalls that can easily trip you up if you aren't aware of them.
Effective Python
will help you harness the full power of Python to write exceptionally
robust, efficient, maintainable, and well-performing code. Utilizing the
concise, scenario-driven style pioneered in Scott Meyers's best-selling
Effective C++, Brett Slatkin brings together 59 Python best practices, tips, shortcuts, and realistic code examples from expert programmers. Through
realistic examples, Slatkin uncovers little-known Python quirks,
intricacies, and idioms that powerfully impact code behavior and
performance. You'll learn how to choose the most efficient and effective
way to accomplish key tasks when multiple options exist, and how to
write code that's easier to understand, maintain, and improve. Drawing
on his deep understanding of Python's capabilities, Slatkin offers
practical advice for each major area of development with both Python 3.x
and Python 2.x.
Coverage includes: Algorithms + Objects + Concurrency + Collaboration + Built-in modules + Production techniques + And more. Each section contains specific, actionable guidelines organized into
items, each with carefully worded advice supported by detailed technical
arguments and illuminating examples. Using Effective Python, you
can systematically improve all the Python code you write: not by
blindly following rules or mimicking incomprehensible idioms, but by
gaining a deep understanding of the technical reasons why they make
sense.
