Python Beyond the Basics

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Python Beyond the Basics (2020, No Starch Press, Incorporated)

448 pages

English language

Published Dec. 30, 2020 by No Starch Press, Incorporated.

ISBN:
9781593279660

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This book is a brilliant "next step" for people who are learning the Python programming language. If you've read a book or some tutorials about the language itself, or are writing your first programs, then this book is for you. It will expand your awareness of the sort of things you ought to know about, beyond the basics of the Python language itself.

It collects together wisdom from a wide range of topics, such as characterizing good code versus bad, the absolute bare minimum nuggets extracted from a computer science degree that you really might need from time to time (presented very approachably), and introductions to common tools from the Python ecosystem, like the code formatter "Black", or source control with "Git", and why you might want to get to grips with them. Many other topics are covered - see the contents:

PART 1: GETTING STARTED
Chapter 1: Dealing with …