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BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN NOVICE AND PROFESSIONAL
You’ve completed a basic Python programming tutorial or finished Al Sweigart’s bestseller, Automate the Boring Stuff with Python. What’s the next step toward becoming a capable, confident software developer?
Welcome to Beyond the Basic Stuff with Python. 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.
You’ll learn: Coding style, and how to use Python’s Black auto-formatting tool for cleaner codeCommon sources of bugs, and how to detect them with static analyzersHow to structure the files in your code projects with the Cookiecutter template toolFunctional programming techniques like lambda and higher-order functionsHow to profile the speed of your code with Python’s built-in timeit and cProfile modulesThe computer science behind Big-O algorithm analysisHow to make your comments and docstrings informative, and how often to write themHow to create classes in object-oriented programming, and why they’re used to organize code Toward 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.
Of course, no single book can make you a professional software developer. But Beyond the Basic Stuff with Python 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
Requirements: Covers Python 3.6 and higher
From the Publisher
‘A Small Goldmine of Knowledge’
“My early Python programs work but could be improved massively with what Al writes about… a small goldmine of knowledge that beginners, intermediates and probably even advanced programmers will benefit from.”
—GeekTechStuff
‘The Kind of Book Every Python Developer Can Use’
“This is the kind of book every python developer can use… I cannot recommend Beyond the Basic Stuff with Python enough for every person who wants to learn fundamentals surrounding coding and specifically coding in python.”
—Ian Mizer, Atlanta Python Programmers Group
‘A Great New Book’
“A great new book… Sweigart focuses on three major subjects: common difficulties in getting started (seeking help, setting up a work environment); best practices, tools, and techniques; and using object-oriented Python… The book is all the more useful for collecting together between one pair of covers material that you would typically dig up from multiple resources.”
User experience level
Beginner Beginner Beginner Beginner to Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate
For readers who want
A gentle, kid-friendly introduction to Python A fast-paced, thorough introduction to Python A practical guide to using Python for automating tedious tasks A fun, project-based approach to useful Python tools and powerful programming techniques Masterful tips to bridge the gap between beginning programmer and professional developer Expert, practical advice and tutorials to perfect your professional Python skills
Compatible with Python version
Python 3 Python 3 Python 3 Python 3 Python 3 Python 2 & 3
Special features
Kid-friendly, full-color code and illustrations Covers Django, matplotlib and plotly, and pygame Covers working with files en masse, automating emails and texts, scraping the web, and more Solve realistic problems by writing Python programs; explore computer vision, AI algorithms and more Covers best practices of software development and how to use advanced tools, like code formatters and source control Covers powerful techniques like using generators, handling time zones, and applying functional programming
Al Sweigart is a software developer and tech book author living in Seattle. Python is his favorite programming language, and he is the developer of several open source modules for it. His cat Zophie weighs 11 pounds.
About the Publisher
No Starch Press has published the finest in geek entertainment since 1994, creating both timely and timeless titles like Python Crash Course, Python for Kids, How Linux Works, and Hacking: The Art of Exploitation. An independent, San Francisco-based publishing company, No Starch Press focuses on a curated list of well-crafted books that make a difference. They publish on many topics, including computer programming, cybersecurity, operating systems, and LEGO. The titles have personality, the authors are passionate experts, and all the content goes through extensive editorial and technical reviews. Long known for its fun, fearless approach to technology, No Starch Press has earned wide support from STEM enthusiasts worldwide.
Publisher : No Starch Press (December 16, 2020) Language : English Paperback : 384 pages ISBN-10 : 1593279663 ISBN-13 : 978-1593279660 Item Weight : 1.6 pounds Dimensions : 7.06 x 0.91 x 9.24 inches
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