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Python Object-Oriented Programming - Fourth Edition

By : Steven F. Lott, Dusty Phillips
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Python Object-Oriented Programming - Fourth Edition

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By: Steven F. Lott, Dusty Phillips

Overview of this book

Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a popular design paradigm in which data and behaviors are encapsulated in such a way that they can be manipulated together. Python Object-Oriented Programming, Fourth Edition dives deep into the various aspects of OOP, Python as an OOP language, common and advanced design patterns, and hands-on data manipulation and testing of more complex OOP systems. These concepts are consolidated by open-ended exercises, as well as a real-world case study at the end of every chapter, newly written for this edition. All example code is now compatible with Python 3.9+ syntax and has been updated with type hints for ease of learning. Steven and Dusty provide a comprehensive, illustrative tour of important OOP concepts, such as inheritance, composition, and polymorphism, and explain how they work together with Python’s classes and data structures to facilitate good design. In addition, the book also features an in-depth look at Python’s exception handling and how functional programming intersects with OOP. Two very powerful automated testing systems, unittest and pytest, are introduced. The final chapter provides a detailed discussion of Python's concurrent programming ecosystem. By the end of the book, you will have a thorough understanding of how to think about and apply object-oriented principles using Python syntax and be able to confidently create robust and reliable programs.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
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Index

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All of the examples were tested with Python 3.9.5. The mypy tool, version 0.812, was used to confirm that the type hints were consistent.

Some of the examples depend on an internet connection to gather data. These interactions with websites generally involve small downloads.

Some of the examples involve packages that are not part of Python's built-in standard library. In the relevant chapters, we note the packages and provide the install instructions. All of these extra packages are in the Python Package Index, at https://pypi.org.

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The code bundle for the book is also hosted on GitHub at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Python-Object-Oriented-Programming---4th-edition.

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Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. For example: "You can confirm Python is running by importing the antigravity module at the >>> prompt."

A block of code is set as follows:

class Fizz:
    def member(self, v: int) -> bool:
        return v % 5 == 0

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

class Fizz:
    def member(self, v: int) -> bool:
        return v % 5 == 0

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

python -m pip install tox

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see on the screen, for example, in menus or dialog boxes. For example: "Formally, an object is a collection of data and associated behaviors."

Warnings or important notes appear like this.

Tips and tricks appear like this.