{"product_id":"beyond-the-basic-stuff-with-python","title":"Beyond the Basic Stuff with Python","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBridge the gap between novice and professional.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eYou’ve completed a basic Python programming tutorial or finished Al Sweigart’s best selling\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eAutomate the Boring Stuff with Python\u003c\/i\u003e. What’s the next step toward becoming a capable, confident software developer?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eWelcome to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eBeyond the Basic Stuff with Python\u003c\/i\u003e. More than a mere collection of advanced syntax and masterful tips for writing clean code, this book will teach you 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eYou’ll learn:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eCoding style, and how to use Python’s Black auto-formatting tool for cleaner code\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eCommon sources of bugs, and how to detect them with static analyzers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eHow to structure the files in your code projects with the Cookiecutter template tool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eFunctional programming techniques like lambda and higher-order functions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eHow to profile the speed of your code with Python’s built-in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003etimeit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003ecProfile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emodules\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eThe computer science behind Big-O algorithm analysis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eHow to make your comments and docstrings informative, and how often to write them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eHow to create classes in object-oriented programming, and why they’re used to organize code\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eToward 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eOf course, no single book can make you a professional software developer. But Beyond the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eBasic Stuff with Python\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill get you further down that path and make you a better programmer in the process as you learn to write readable code that’s easy to debug and perfectly Pythonic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eAuthor Bio\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eAl Sweigart\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a celebrated software developer, creator of a wildly popular Udemy Python course, and a programming teacher. A fellow at the Python Software Foundation, Sweigart is also the author of three other Python books with No Starch Press, including the worldwide bestseller \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eAutomate the Boring Stuff with Python\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003ePART 1: Getting Started\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eChapter 1:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDealing with Errors and Asking for Help\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eChapter 2:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEnvironment Setup and the Command Line\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003ePART 2: Best Practices, Tools, And Techniques\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eChapter 3:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCode Formatting with Black\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eChapter 4:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eChoosing Understandable Names\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eChapter 5:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFinding Code Smells\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eChapter 6:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWriting Pythonic Code\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eChapter 7:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eProgramming Jargon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eChapter 8:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCommon Python Gotchas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eChapter 9:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEsoteric Python Oddities . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eChapter 10:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWriting Effective Functions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eChapter 11:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eComments, Docstrings, and Type Hints\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eChapter 12:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOrganizing Your Code Projects with Git\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eChapter 13:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMeasuring Performance and Big O Algorithm Analysis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eChapter 14:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePractice Projects\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003ePART 3: Object-oriented Python\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eChapter 15:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eObject-Oriented Programming and Classes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eChapter 16:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eObject-Oriented Programming and Inheritance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eChapter 17:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePythonic OOP: Properties and Dunder Methods\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eReviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003e - GeekTechStuff\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This is the kind of book every python developer can use... 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