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Modular Programming with Python

By : Erik Westra
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Modular Programming with Python

By: Erik Westra

Overview of this book

Python has evolved over the years and has become the primary choice of developers in various fields. The purpose of this book is to help readers develop readable, reliable, and maintainable programs in Python. Starting with an introduction to the concept of modules and packages, this book shows how you can use these building blocks to organize a complex program into logical parts and make sure those parts are working correctly together. Using clearly written, real-world examples, this book demonstrates how you can use modular techniques to build better programs. A number of common modular programming patterns are covered, including divide-and-conquer, abstraction, encapsulation, wrappers and extensibility. You will also learn how to test your modules and packages, how to prepare your code for sharing with other people, and how to publish your modules and packages on GitHub and the Python Package Index so that other people can use them. Finally, you will learn how to use modular design techniques to be a more effective programmer.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Modular Programming with Python
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Summary


In this chapter, and indeed in this entire book, we have looked at how the application of modular programming techniques help you deal with the process of programming in the most effective way possible. Rather than avoiding change, you are able to manage it so that your code continues to work and is improved over time by the new requirements that are thrown at it.

We have looked at another example of a program that needed to be changed to meet an expanding set of requirements, and have seen how modular techniques, including the use of docstrings and unit tests, help to write robust and easy to understand code that improves as it continues to be developed and changed.

We have seen how the application of modular techniques is a vital part of dealing with the complexity of a program, and that this complexity only increases over time. We have learned that, because of this, the use of modular programming techniques is an essential part of what it means to be a good programmer. Finally,...