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Metaprogramming with Python

By : Sulekha AloorRavi
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Metaprogramming with Python

By: Sulekha AloorRavi

Overview of this book

Effective and reusable code makes your application development process seamless and easily maintainable. With Python, you will have access to advanced metaprogramming features that you can use to build high-performing applications. The book starts by introducing you to the need and applications of metaprogramming, before navigating the fundamentals of object-oriented programming. Next, you will learn about simple decorators, work with metaclasses, and later focus on introspection and reflection. You’ll also delve into generics and typing before defining templates for algorithms. As you progress, you will understand your code using abstract syntax trees and explore method resolution order. This Python book also shows you how to create your own dynamic objects before structuring the objects through design patterns. Finally, you will learn simple code-generation techniques along with discovering best practices and eventually building your own applications. By the end of this learning journey, you’ll have acquired the skills and confidence you need to design and build reusable high-performing applications that can solve real-world problems.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
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Part 1: Fundamentals – Introduction to Object-Oriented Python and Metaprogramming
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Part 2: Deep Dive – Building Blocks of Metaprogramming I
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Part 3: Deep Dive – Building Blocks of Metaprogramming II

Summary

In this chapter, we covered various examples to understand the best practices recommended in the PEP 8 standards for Python. We looked at the preferred methods for indentation and the correct use of white spaces. We also looked at how to write useful comments and where to include documentation strings.

We learned the recommended naming conventions through some examples. We also looked at why we need to avoid reusing names and where to avoid metaprogramming.

While the concepts of metaprogramming are advanced and complex, we have tried to explain them with simple, straightforward examples throughout this book to keep it interesting and engaging. Learning Python and its features is a continuous journey. Keep following the future versions of Python and explore the new capabilities it provides for metaprogramming.