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Intermediate Python

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Re: Intermediate Python

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Post by ersii »

alexchamberlain wrote: post #55
omegote wrote: post #41

Nice, I've shared it in my social networks. As for a supposed "Advanced Python" edition, it would be great to compile at least a list of topics that could be interesting. Some have been already mentioned in this thread, like: - Metaclasses - Packaging (for pypi) I'd add: - Must-have libraries - Testing

Whilst I don't buy into the TDD fad, Testing should not be an advanced topic.

Test Driven Development (TDD) may or may not be a fad. Regardless, one can always have testing in ones development work. That doesn't mean you're driven by the tests.

Edit: On second thought, I read your comment sloppily. I agree, testing in itself isn't an advanced topic and I'd recommend a section on some testing :-)

Re: Intermediate Python

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Post by c4obi »

iheartmemcache wrote: post #6
yasoob wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That is totally different from my book :) I haven't read it so I can not tell how much different it is from mine. Perhaps you can tell if you have read it?

I was right about to buy it, completely blind, based on the similar title, because a good deed deserves a good deed: I support anyone who gives their book away for free online and offers a hard-copy (Learn You a Haskell, I'm looking at you) for purchase. Let me know if you have an Amazon affiliate link, tipjar, or need help with any projects. Edit: whoa, at least 5 redditors had the same "do you have a paypal?" senti…

https://leanpub.com/intermediatepython author here.. Did you get to take a look at the book? It is actually free of charge on Leanpub

Re: Intermediate Python

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Post by satai »

nstart wrote: post #44

Brilliant. Every language should have a book like this. I'm already learning a lot of little details about features I've had some passing experience on. Only request I have (which I generally have for stuff like this), is for real life use cases. Example would be args and *kwargs being used in decorators. Where do you use it? What's a real life example of it being used? How does that compare to the in built decorator…

For Java I can recommend Effective Java, that does similar stuff - expects you the basics and shows you idioms and "the right way".

Now I search for a similar book for Haskell

Re: Intermediate Python

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Post by c4obi »

heyalexej wrote: post #3

From related Reddit thread[0]: Note: This is not related with that paid "intermediate Python" book in any way. I became aware of it today. I had been using this name internally for a couple of months. If the author of paid "Intermediate Python" has any issue with this I would be more than happy to change the name of my book because he definitely beated me to the finish line. :) [0] http://redd.it/3hbb46

A little correction here; intermediate python on leanpub is absolutely free.

Re: Intermediate Python

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Post by sateesh »

I see that that the book has a section on usage of For-Else construct. Personally I found this construct to be confusing, and avoid its usage as one can achieve the same by setting a flag (say). Is this construct much used ?
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