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Hands-On Application Development with PyCharm - Second Edition

By : Bruce M. Van Horn II, Quan Nguyen
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Book Image

Hands-On Application Development with PyCharm - Second Edition

5 (1)
By: Bruce M. Van Horn II, Quan Nguyen

Overview of this book

In the quest to develop robust, professional-grade software with Python and meet tight deadlines, it’s crucial to have the best tools at your disposal. In this second edition of Hands-on Application Development with PyCharm, you’ll learn tips and tricks to work at a speed and proficiency previously reserved only for elite developers. To achieve that, you’ll be introduced to PyCharm, the premiere professional integrated development environment for Python programmers among the myriad of IDEs available. Regardless of how Python is utilized, whether for general automation scripting, utility creation, web applications, data analytics, machine learning, or business applications, PyCharm offers tooling that simplifies complex tasks and streamlines common ones. In this book, you'll find everything you need to harness PyCharm's full potential and make the most of Pycharm's productivity shortcuts. The book comprehensively covers topics ranging from installation and customization to web development, database management, and data analysis pipeline development helping you become proficient in Python application development in diverse domains. By the end of this book, you’ll have discovered the remarkable capabilities of PyCharm and how you can achieve a new level of capability and productivity.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
1
Part 1: The Basics of PyCharm
4
Part 2: Improving Your Productivity
9
Part 3: Web Development in PyCharm
15
Part 4: Data Science with PyCharm
19
Part 5: Plugins and Conclusion

Introduction to HTML, JavaScript, and CSS

I call these the triumvirate of web development. They constitute the most basic skills you can learn as you progress toward becoming a full stack web developer. The term full stack, when referencing a full stack developer, just means you are skilled at developing the frontend portion of the application, along with the backend and the database. The next six chapters are devoted to full stack web development with PyCharm.

Strictly speaking, only one of the three languages we’ll be covering here is a programming language. Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is used to create the structure and layout of a web page or application UI. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is used to control the look of the UI while honoring the separation of concerns: we split the layout of buttons, text, and interactive elements from the definitions of visual appearance. Neither HTML nor CSS has any ability to create any level of interactivity by themselves beyond...