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Clean Code in Python - Second Edition

By : Mariano Anaya
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Clean Code in Python - Second Edition

By: Mariano Anaya

Overview of this book

Experienced professionals in every field face several instances of disorganization, poor readability, and testability due to unstructured code. With updated code and revised content aligned to the new features of Python 3.9, this second edition of Clean Code in Python will provide you with all the tools you need to overcome these obstacles and manage your projects successfully. The book begins by describing the basic elements of writing clean code and how it plays a key role in Python programming. You will learn about writing efficient and readable code using the Python standard library and best practices for software design. The book discusses object-oriented programming in Python and shows you how to use objects with descriptors and generators. It will also show you the design principles of software testing and how to resolve problems by implementing software design patterns in your code. In the concluding chapter, we break down a monolithic application into a microservices-based one starting from the code as the basis for a solid platform. By the end of this clean code book, you will be proficient in applying industry-approved coding practices to design clean, sustainable, and readable real-world Python code.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)
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Using Decorators to Improve Our Code

In this chapter, we will explore decorators and see how they are useful in many situations where we want to improve our design. We will start by first exploring what decorators are, how they work, and how they are implemented.

With this knowledge, we will then revisit concepts that we learned in previous chapters regarding general good practices for software design and see how decorators can help us comply with each principle.

The goals of this chapter are as follows:

  • To understand how decorators work in Python
  • To learn how to implement decorators that apply to functions and classes
  • To effectively implement decorators, avoiding common implementation mistakes
  • To analyze how to avoid code duplication (the DRY principle) with decorators
  • To study how decorators contribute to the separation of concerns
  • To analyze examples of good decorators
  • To review common situations, idioms, or patterns for...