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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

What’s all this fuss about Django?

If you ask most Python developers which framework they prefer, I’ll wager it is an even split between Flask and Django. I’ll also wager that the Django crowd are raving fans of Django while Flask seems more like a thing you use to get stuff done. It’s like getting excited about a screwdriver. Django is a lot more opinionated, and as such, a lot more “in your face." You barely notice Flask because it’s just a piece of the puzzle. Django is all the pieces in one box, plus that glue you use to make puzzles into a picture, plus an expensive frame for the completed glued puzzle, plus a beach house so you have a place to hang your puzzle. There might even be little mints on the pillows in the beach house, but I make no promises.

Django, on the other hand, promises to be a web framework that handles the heavy lifting and repetitive aspects of web application development. Web developers are freed up to focus...