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Python Real-World Projects

By : Steven F. Lott
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Book Image

Python Real-World Projects

5 (1)
By: Steven F. Lott

Overview of this book

In today's competitive job market, a project portfolio often outshines a traditional resume. Python Real-World Projects empowers you to get to grips with crucial Python concepts while building complete modules and applications. With two dozen meticulously designed projects to explore, this book will help you showcase your Python mastery and refine your skills. Tailored for beginners with a foundational understanding of class definitions, module creation, and Python's inherent data structures, this book is your gateway to programming excellence. You’ll learn how to harness the potential of the standard library and key external projects like JupyterLab, Pydantic, pytest, and requests. You’ll also gain experience with enterprise-oriented methodologies, including unit and acceptance testing, and an agile development approach. Additionally, you’ll dive into the software development lifecycle, starting with a minimum viable product and seamlessly expanding it to add innovative features. By the end of this book, you’ll be armed with a myriad of practical Python projects and all set to accelerate your career as a Python programmer.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
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Index

1.5 Project 0 – Hello World with test cases

This is our first project. This project will demonstrate the pattern for all of the book’s projects. It will include these three elements.

  • Description: The description section will set out a problem, and why a user needs software to solve it. In some projects, the description will have very specific details. Other projects will require more imagination to create a solution.

  • Approach: The approach section will offer some guidance on architectural and design choices. For some projects there are trade-offs, and an Extras section will explore some of the other choices.

  • Deliverables: The deliverables section lists the expectations for the final application or module. It will often provide a few Gherkin feature definitions.

For this initial project, the description isn’t going to be very complicated. Similarly, the approach part of this first project will be brief. We’ll dwell on the deliverables with some additional...