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Hands-On Enterprise Application Development with Python

By : Saurabh Badhwar
Book Image

Hands-On Enterprise Application Development with Python

By: Saurabh Badhwar

Overview of this book

Dynamically typed languages like Python are continuously improving. With the addition of exciting new features and a wide selection of modern libraries and frameworks, Python has emerged as an ideal language for developing enterprise applications. Hands-On Enterprise Application Development with Python will show you how to build effective applications that are stable, secure, and easily scalable. The book is a detailed guide to building an end-to-end enterprise-grade application in Python. You will learn how to effectively implement Python features and design patterns that will positively impact your application lifecycle. The book also covers advanced concurrency techniques that will help you build a RESTful application with an optimized frontend. Given that security and stability are the foundation for an enterprise application, you’ll be trained on effective testing, performance analysis, and security practices, and understand how to embed them in your codebase during the initial phase. You’ll also be guided in how to move on from a monolithic architecture to one that is service oriented, leveraging microservices and serverless deployment techniques. By the end of the book, you will have become proficient at building efficient enterprise applications in Python.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
About Packt
Contributors
Preface
Index

Chapter 1. Using Python for Enterprise

Python has been around in the world of programming for more than two decades now, and over the years, the language has seen a number of refinements, a growing community, and a lot of production-ready and well-supported libraries. But is Python ready to make a dent in the world of enterprise application development, which has been long dominated by the likes of C++, Java, and .NET, the so-called enterprise-grade languages?

Over the course of this chapter, we will see how Python has evolved over the years and how it is ready to become a serious competitor in the world of enterprise application development.

This chapter will cover the following topics:

  • Recent developments in Python to enable its growth in enterprise application development
  • The special use cases where Python shines
  • The differences between enterprise and general-purpose software
  • The requirements for developing an enterprise application