Real Python Part 1: Introduction to Python

Table of contents :
Table of Contents
Introduction
Who This Book Is For
What This Book Covers
How This Book Is Structured
What You Need to Use This Book
Conventions
Errata
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Part I: Functions
Chapter 1: Decorators
Understanding Decorators
Decorator Syntax
Where Decorators Are Used
Why You Should Write Decorators
When You Should Write Decorators
Writing Decorators
Decorating Classes
Type Switching
Summary
Chapter 2: Context Managers
What Is a Context Manager?
Context Manager Syntax
When You Should Write Context Managers
A Simpler Syntax
Summary
Chapter 3: Generators. Understanding What a Generator IsUnderstanding Generator Syntax
Communication with Generators
Iterables Versus Iterators
Generators in the Standard Library
When to Write Generators
When Are Generators Singletons?
Generators within Generators
Summary
Part II: Classes
Chapter 4: Magic Methods
Magic Method Syntax
Available Methods
Other Magic Methods
Summary
Chapter 5: Metaclasses
Classes and Objects
Writing Metaclasses
Using Metaclasses
When to Use Metaclasses
The Question of Explicit Opt-In
Meta-Coding
Summary
Chapter 6: Class Factories
A Review of type. Understanding a Class Factory FunctionDetermining When You Should Write Class Factories
Summary
Chapter 7: Abstract Base Classes
Using Abstract Base Classes
Declaring a Virtual Subclass
Declaring a Protocol
Built-in Abstract Base Classes
Summary
Part III: Data
Chapter 8: Strings and Unicode
Text String Versus Byte String
Strings with Non-ASCII Characters
Other Encodings
Reading Files
Reading Other Sources
Specifying Python File Encodings
Strict Codecs
Summary
Chapter 9: Regular Expressions
Why Use Regular Expressions?
Regular Expressions in Python. Basic Regular ExpressionsGrouping
Lookahead
Flags
Substitution
Compiled Regular Expressions
Summary
Part IV: Everything Else
Chapter 10: Python 2 Versus Python 3
Cross-Compatibility Strategies
Changes in Python 3
Standard Library Relocations
Version Detection
Summary
Chapter 11: Unit Testing
The Testing Continuum
Testing Code
Unit Testing Frameworks
Mocking
Other Testing Tools
Summary
Chapter 12: CLI Tools
OPTPARSE
ARGPARSE
Summary
Chapter 13: asyncio
The Event Loop
Coroutines
Futures and Tasks
Callbacks
Task Aggregation
Queues
Servers
Summary. Chapter 14: StylePrinciples
Standards
Summary
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