Mastering Object-oriented Python: If you want to master object-oriented Python programming this book is a must-have. With 750 code samples and a relaxed tutorial, it's a seamless route to programming Python.

Steven F. Lott

Apr 2014 · Packt Publishing Ltd

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Key Features

Book DescriptionThis practical example-oriented guide will teach you advanced concepts of object-oriented programming in Python. This book will present detailed examples of almost all of the special method names that support creating classes that integrate seamlessly with Python's built-in features. It will show you how to use JSON, YAML, Pickle, CSV, XML, Shelve, and SQL to create persistent objects and transmit objects between processes. The book also covers logging, warnings, unit testing, configuration files, and how to work with the command line. This book is broken into three major parts: Pythonic Classes via Special Methods; Persistence and Serialization; Testing, Debugging, Deploying, and Maintaining. The special methods are broken down into several focus areas: initialization, basics, attribute access, callables, contexts, containers, collections, numbers, and more advanced techniques such as decorators and mixin classes.What you will learn

• Create applications with flexible logging, powerful configuration and commandline options, automated unit tests, and good documentation
• Get to grips with different design patterns for the __init__() method
• Design callable objects and context managers
• Perform object serialization in formats such as JSON, YAML, Pickle, CSV, and XML
• Map Python objects to a SQL database using the builtin SQLite module
• Transmit Python objects via RESTful web services
• Devise strategies for automated unit testing, including how to use the doctest and the unittest.mock module
• Parse commandline arguments and integrate this with configuration files and environment variables

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Ratings and reviews

Great book if you have knowledge of python already and OOP already. Particularly enjoyed the chapters on Aspect Orientated Programming in Python

About the author

Steven Lott has been programming since computers were large, expensive, and rare. Working for decades in high tech has given him exposure to a lot of ideas and techniques, some bad, but most are helpful to others. Since the 1990s, Steven has been engaged with Python, crafting an array of indispensable tools and applications. His profound expertise has led him to contribute significantly to Packt Publishing, penning notable titles like "Mastering Object-Oriented," "The Modern Python Cookbook," and "Functional Python Programming." A self-proclaimed technomad, Steven's unconventional lifestyle sees him travelling back and forth across the US. He tries to live by the words “Don't come home until you have a story.”