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Writing Idiomatic Python

Martin Breuss
Martin Breuss 10 Lessons 22m basics best-practices python
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What programming idioms are unique to Python? This course is both a short overview for people coming from other languages as well as an introduction for programming beginners to the idiomatic practices within Python.

In this course, you’ll learn:

  • How to access and interpret The Zen of Python
  • How to set up a script
  • How to test truth values
  • How to swap variables in-place
  • How to create Pythonic for loops

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Writing Idiomatic Python

10 Lessons 22m

  1. 1. Writing Idiomatic Python (Overview)00:57
  2. 2. The Zen of Python01:41
  3. 3. Initial Script Setup and Statements03:26
  4. 4. Truth Value Testing03:01
  5. 5. Built-in Functions and Methods02:26
  6. 6. In-Place Variable Swapping02:00
  7. 7. Dictionary Default Values02:30
  8. 8. The DRY Principle02:16
  9. 9. Idiomatic "for" Loops02:11
  10. 10. Writing Idiomatic Python (Summary)02:07
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About Martin Breuss

Martin likes automation, goofy jokes, and snakes, all of which fit into the Python community. He enjoys learning and exploring and is up for talking about it, too. He writes and records content for Real Python and CodingNomads.

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