Python: Journey from Novice to Expert

<Python: Journey from Novice to Expert> ▶Book Description
Python is a dynamic and powerful programming language, having its application in a wide range of domains. It has an easy-to-use, simple syntax, and a powerful library, which includes hundreds of modules to provide routines for a wide range of applications, thus making it a popular language among programing enthusiasts.This course will take you on a journey from basic programming practices to high-end tools and techniques giving you an edge over your peers. It follows an interesting learning path, divided into three modules. As you complete each one, you'll have gained key skills and get ready for the material in the next module.The first module will begin with exploring all the essentials of Python programming in an easy-to-understand way. This will lay a good foundation for those who are interested in digging deeper. It has a practical and example-oriented approach through which both the introductory and the advanced topics are explained. Starting with the fundamentals of programming and Python, it ends by exploring topics, like GUIs, web apps, and data science.In the second module you will learn about object oriented programming techniques in Python. Starting with a detailed analysis of object-oriented technique and design, you will use the Python programming language to clearly grasp key concepts from the object-oriented paradigm. This module fully explains classes, data encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, abstraction, and exceptions with an emphasis on when you can use each principle to develop well-designed software.With a good foundation of Python you will move onto the third module which is a comprehensive tutorial covering advanced features of the Python language. Start by creating a project-specific environment using venv. This will introduce you to various Pythonic syntax and common pitfalls before moving onto functional features and advanced concepts, thereby gaining an expert level knowledge in programming and teaching how to script highest quality Python programs.

▶What You Will Learn
- Get Python up and running on Windows, Mac, and Linux in no time
- Grasp the fundamental concepts of coding, along with the basics of data structures and control flow
- Understand when to use the functional or the object-oriented programming approach
- Extend class functionality using inheritance
- Exploit object-oriented programming in key Python technologies, such as Kivy and Django
- Understand how and when to use the functional programming paradigm
- Use the multiprocessing library, not just locally but also across multiple machines

▶Key Features
- Develop a strong set of programming skills with Pyhton that you will be able to express in any situation, on every platform, thanks to Python's portability
- Stop writing scripts and start architecting programs by applying object-oriented programming techniques in Python
- Learn the trickier aspects of Python and put it in a structured context for deeper understanding of the language

▶Who This Book Is For
This course is meant for programmers who wants to learn Python programming from a basic to an expert level. The course is mostly self-contained and introduces Python programming to a new reader and can help him become an expert in this trade.

▶Style and approach
This course follows a theory-cum-practical approach having all the ingredients that will help you jump into the field of Python programming as a novice and grow-up as an expert. The aim is to create a smooth learning path that will teach you how to get started with Python and carry out expert-level programming techniques at the end of course.

▶What this book covers
- Module 1, Learning Python, This module begins by exploring the essentials ofprogramming, data structures and teaches you how to manipulate them. It then moves on to controlling the flow of a program and writing reusable and error proof code. You will then explore different programming paradigms that will allow you to find the best approach to any situation, and also learn how to perform performance optimization as well as effective debugging. Throughout, the module steers you through the various types of applications, and it concludes with a complete mini
website built upon all the concepts that you learned.

- Module 2, Python 3 Object-Oriented Programming, Second Edition, You will learn how to use the Python programming language to clearly grasp key concepts from the object-oriented paradigm. This modules fully explains classes, data encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, abstraction, and exceptions with an emphasis on when you can use each principle to develop a well-designed software. You'll get an indepth
analysis of many common object-oriented design patterns that are more
suitable to Python's unique style. This module will not just teach Python syntax, but will also build your confidence in how to program and create maintainable applications with higher level design patterns.

- Module 3, Mastering Python, This module is an authoritative guide that will help you learn new advanced methods in a clear and contextualized way. It starts off by creating a project-specific environment using venv, introducing you to different Pythonic syntax and common pitfalls before moving on to cover the functional features in Python. It covers how to create different decorators, generators, and metaclasses. It also introduces you to functools.wraps and coroutines and how they work. Later on you will learn to use asyncio module for asynchronous clients
and servers. You will also get familiar with different testing systems such as py.test, doctest, and unittest, and debugging tools such as Python debugger and faulthandler. You will learn to optimize application performance so that it works efficiently across multiple machines and Python versions. Finally, it will teach you how to access C functions with a simple Python call. By the end of the module, you will be able to write more advanced scripts and take on bigger challenges.