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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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Index

Unit Testing and Refactoring

The ideas explored in this chapter are fundamental pillars in the global context of the book because of their importance to our ultimate goal: to write better and more maintainable software.

Unit tests (and any form of automatic tests, for that matter) are critical to software maintainability, and therefore something that cannot be missing from any quality project. It is for that reason that this chapter is dedicated exclusively to aspects of automated testing as a key strategy, to safely modify the code, and iterate over it, in incrementally better versions.

After this chapter, we will have gained more insight into the following:

  • Why automated tests are critical for a project's success
  • How unit tests work as a heuristic of the quality of the code
  • What frameworks and tools are available to develop automated tests and set up quality gates
  • Taking advantage of unit tests to understand the domain problem better and...