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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

Web basics – client-server architecture

When I began my career in IT back in 1991, I worked for a company called Electronic Data Systems (EDS). It was a different era. Back then, any serious computing was performed by monolithic systems called mainframes. Imagine a mainframe computer as an incredibly powerful and large-scale computer that existed before the era of personal computers and smartphones. It was like a supercomputer, capable of handling massive amounts of data and performing complex computations.

Mainframe computers were typically housed in specially designed rooms or data centers because they required a lot of space and specialized power and cooling systems to function properly. The typical mainframe was usually about the size of a minivan while its separate Power Distribution Unit (PDU) was roughly twice the size of a typical clothes dryer. The Direct Access Storage Device (DASD) was in yet another similarly large rectangular metal box. Connecting these various...