Learning Python Application Development

Take Python beyond scripting to build robust, reusable, and efficient

applications About This Book Get to grips with Python techniques that address

commonly encountered problems in general application development. Develop,

package, and deploy efficient applications in a fun way. All-practical

coverage of the major areas of application development, including best

practices, exception handling, testing, refactoring, design patterns,

performance, and GUI application development. Who This Book Is For Do you know

the basics of Python and object oriented programming? Do you want to go an

extra mile and learn techniques to make your Python application robust,

extensible, and efficient? Then this book is for you. What You Will Learn

Build a robust application by handling exceptions. Modularize, package, and

release the source distribution. Document the code and implement coding

standards. Create automated tests to catch bugs in the early development

stage. Identify and re-factor badly written code to improve application life.

Detect recurring problems in the code and apply design patterns. Improve code

efficiency by identifying performance bottlenecks and fixing them. Develop

simple GUI applications using Python. In Detail Python is one of the most

widely used dynamic programming languages, supported by a rich set of

libraries and frameworks that enable rapid development. But fast paced

development often comes with its own baggage that could bring down the

quality, performance, and extensibility of an application. This book will show

you ways to handle such problems and write better Python applications. From

the basics of simple command-line applications, develop your skills all the

way to designing efficient and advanced Python apps. Guided by a light-hearted

fantasy learning theme, overcome the real-world problems of complex Python

development with practical solutions. Beginning with a focus on robustness,

packaging, and releasing application code, you'll move on to focus on

improving application lifetime by making code extensible, reusable, and

readable. Get to grips with Python refactoring, design patterns and best

practices. Techniques to identify the bottlenecks and improve performance are

covered in a series of chapters devoted to performance, before closing with a

look at developing Python GUIs. Style and approach The book uses a fantasy

game theme as a medium to explain various topics. Specific aspects of

application development are explained in different chapters. In each chapter

the reader is presented with an interesting problem which is then tackled

using hands-on examples with easy-to-follow instructions."