Python Tricks: The Book

Dan Bader 13 Lessons 2h 2m intermediate advanced best-practices

A Buffet of Awesome Python Features: Discover Python’s Best Practices with Simple Examples and Start Writing Beautiful & Pythonic Code.

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3 Downloadable Resources
Q&A With Python Experts: Ask a Question
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Python Tricks: The Book

1 Lesson 1m

1. Download Python Tricks Files01:00

Bonus Videos

12 Lessons 2h 1m

1. List Comprehensions13:54

2. String Conversion "__repr__" vs "__str__"13:33

3. Emulating "switch/case" Statements11:21

4. Implicit Returns07:37

5. Comparing Objects06:04

6. A Mysterious Dictionary Expression06:29

7. Function Argument Unpacking08:43

8. OOP Method Types Comparison14:41

9. *args and **kwargs10:04

10. Virtual Environments08:05

11. Writing Pythonic Loops09:21

12. Context Managers and the "with" Statement12:06

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About Dan Bader

Dan is the owner and editor-in-chief of Real Python and the main developer of the realpython.com learning platform. Dan has been writing code for more than 20 years and holds a master's degree in computer science.

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Participant Comments

Luie Matthee

Perfection in clarity & relevancy in understanding the important fundamentals of the language. Truly well done.

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