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Mastering Object-Oriented Python - Second Edition

By : Steven F. Lott
Book Image

Mastering Object-Oriented Python - Second Edition

By: Steven F. Lott

Overview of this book

Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a relatively complex discipline to master, and it can be difficult to see how general principles apply to each language's unique features. With the help of the latest edition of Mastering Objected-Oriented Python, you'll be shown how to effectively implement OOP in Python, and even explore Python 3.x. Complete with practical examples, the book guides you through the advanced concepts of OOP in Python, and demonstrates how you can apply them to solve complex problems in OOP. You will learn how to create high-quality Python programs by exploring design alternatives and determining which design offers the best performance. Next, you'll work through special methods for handling simple object conversions and also learn about hashing and comparison of objects. As you cover later chapters, you'll discover how essential it is to locate the best algorithms and optimal data structures for developing robust solutions to programming problems with minimal computer processing. Finally, the book will assist you in leveraging various Python features by implementing object-oriented designs in your programs. By the end of this book, you will have learned a number of alternate approaches with different attributes to confidently solve programming problems in Python.
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
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Section 1: Tighter Integration Via Special Methods
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Section 2: Object Serialization and Persistence
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Section 3: Object-Oriented Testing and Debugging

Improving performance with indices

One of the ways to improve the performance of a relational database such as SQLite is to make join operations faster. The ideal way to do this is to include enough index information that slow search operations aren't done to find matching rows.

When we define a column that might be used in a query, we should consider building an index for that column. This means adding yet more SQL DDL statements to our table definitions.

An index is a separate storage but is tied to a specific table and column. The SQL looks like the following code:

CREATE INDEX ix_blog_title ON blog(title); 

This will create an index on the title column of the blog table. Nothing else needs to be done. The SQL database will use the index when performing queries based on the indexed column. When data is created, updated, or deleted, the index will be adjusted automatically...