Delve into Python's hidden mechanisms and discover essential tools and tricks to avoid common mistakes. Gain insights into Python hacks and improve your programming skills effortlessly.

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When you run code in Python, there’s a lot happening under the hood. This course sheds light on some of the interesting parts of Python you might be unaware of. 

As you progress through it, you’ll learn some tools and tricks that every Python programmer should know to avoid common mistakes. You can think of the course as a “Python hacks” handbook. 

Python basics are a prerequisite, but this is a beginner-level course. Each lesson is independent and after the first chapter, you can pick up from any lesson and you’ll be able to follow along comfortably.

Python FTW: Under the Hood

A few ways in which you can contribute to python FTW:

- Suggest new examples.
- Point out minor corrections, such as outdated snippets, typos, formatting errors, etc.
- Provide any creative suggestions to make this project more fun and useful.




All kinds of feedback are welcome. Feel free to even suggest some catchy and funny titles for the existing examples. The goal is to make this collection as interesting to read as possible.

If you are interested in translating the project to another language (some people have done that in the past), please feel free to open up an issue, and let me know if you need help of any kind.

If the changes you suggest are significant, filing an issue before submitting the actual patch will be appreciated. If you'd like to work on the issue (highly encouraged), you can mention that you're interested in working on it while creating the issue and can get assigned to it.

If you're adding a new example, please do create an issue to discuss it before submitting a patch.


A few things to consider when writing an example:

* Try to be consistent with the names and the values you use with the variables. For instance, most variable names in the project are along the lines of `some_string`, `some_list`, `some_dict`, etc. You'd see a lot of `x`s for single-letter variable names, and `"ftw"` as values for strings. There's a strictly enforced scheme in the project, but you can take a glance at other examples to get the gist.

* Try to be as creative as possible to add that element of "surprise" in the set up part of an example. Sometimes this may mean writing a snippet a sane programmer would never write.

Introduction

Slippery Slopes

Strain Your Brain!

Appearances Are Deceptive!

The Hidden Treasures!

Miscellaneous

Contributions & Acknowledgements

Contributing