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Pythonic Programming Tips for Software Engineers

Gain insights into Pythonic programming techniques. Learn about documentation, data types, safety, performance, and function design to write fast, maintainable, and correct Python code.

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Gain insights into Pythonic programming techniques. Learn about documentation, data types, safety, performance, and function design to write fast, maintainable, and correct Python code.

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Course Overview

This course is an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to learn the correct Pythonian way of writing highly performant code that is easy to maintain and grow. The course is divided into six chapters: documentation tips, data types/data structures tips, safety tips, performance tips, function design tips, and general tips. Throughout each chapter, you will get hands-on experience working with real Python code to help ingrain each concept. By the end, you will know how to make your programs correct, saf...Show More

This course is an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to learn the correct Pythonian way of writing highly performant code ...Show More

What You'll Learn

Learn how to document the code in pythonic way

Learn how to simplify complex code

Learn how to write more flexible code

Learn how to enhance the readability of the code

Learn how to throw exceptions for minor errors

Learn how to use basic operations with strings and files more efficiently

Learn how to write safe and secure function calls

Learn how to document the code in pythonic way

Course Content

Introduction

1 Lessons

Get familiar with enhancing Python skills through tips for clear, efficient, and maintainable code.

Overview of Pythonic Programming

Documentation Tips

4 Lessons

Unpack the core of Pythonic documentation with effective formatting, identifiers, docstrings, and clear coding conventions.

Import and Ownership Tips

Quotes and Letter Case Related Tips

Input, Variables, and Enumeration Related Tips

Exercise 1: A Well-Documented Function with Enums

General Tips

6 Lessons

Examine Pythonic programming tips for comparisons, loops, strings, files, serialization, and performance challenges.

Comparison and Condition Tips

Loop Related Tips

Strings and Files Related Tips

Miscellaneous Tips

Exercise 2: Pickling Data

Challenge 1: Evaluating the Expression

Data Types and Data Structures Tips

5 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of Pythonic data structures, modules, counting methods, and advanced numeric handling techniques.

Tuples, Lists, and Strings Tips

Modules and Class Related Tips

Counting Tips

Numbers Related Tips

Exercise 3: The Most Frequent Letters

Function Tips

4 Lessons

Solve problems in optimizing Python function calls, returns, generators, and inner functions.

Return Related Tips

Function Calls Related Tips

Exercise 4: Explore Generators

Challenge 2: Let's work with lists, tuples and strings

Performance Tips

5 Lessons

Tackle performance, memory, imports, and string handling techniques to optimize Python projects.

Exercise 5: Eliminate Duplicates

Safety Tips

9 Lessons

Master safe practices, handle exceptions, manage files, and understand variables while tackling exercises.

Functions Related Tips

Variable Tips

Input and Exception Tips

File Tips

Attribute Tips

Conditions Related Tips

Splitting Strings Related Tips

Exercise 6: Class with Properties

Exercise 7: Let's make Tic-Tac-Toe Game

Wrapping Up

1 Lessons

Get familiar with the essence of Pythonic programming and refining your coding skills.

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