Real Python Part 1: Introduction to Python

Table of Contents
 Introduction
 Who This Book Is For
 What This Book Covers
 How This Book Is Structured
 What You Need to Use This Book
 Conventions
 Errata
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 Part I: Functions
 Chapter 1: Decorators
 Understanding Decorators
 Decorator Syntax
 Where Decorators Are Used
 Why You Should Write Decorators
 When You Should Write Decorators
 Writing Decorators
 Decorating Classes
 Type Switching
 Summary
 Chapter 2: Context Managers
 What Is a Context Manager?
 Context Manager Syntax
 When You Should Write Context Managers
 A Simpler Syntax
 Summary
 Chapter 3: Generators. Understanding What a Generator IsUnderstanding Generator Syntax
 Communication with Generators
 Iterables Versus Iterators
 Generators in the Standard Library
 When to Write Generators
 When Are Generators Singletons?
 Generators within Generators
 Summary
 Part II: Classes
 Chapter 4: Magic Methods
 Magic Method Syntax
 Available Methods
 Other Magic Methods
 Summary
 Chapter 5: Metaclasses
 Classes and Objects
 Writing Metaclasses
 Using Metaclasses
 When to Use Metaclasses
 The Question of Explicit Opt-In
 Meta-Coding
 Summary
 Chapter 6: Class Factories
 A Review of type. Understanding a Class Factory FunctionDetermining When You Should Write Class Factories
 Summary
 Chapter 7: Abstract Base Classes
 Using Abstract Base Classes
 Declaring a Virtual Subclass
 Declaring a Protocol
 Built-in Abstract Base Classes
 Summary
 Part III: Data
 Chapter 8: Strings and Unicode
 Text String Versus Byte String
 Strings with Non-ASCII Characters
 Other Encodings
 Reading Files
 Reading Other Sources
 Specifying Python File Encodings
 Strict Codecs
 Summary
 Chapter 9: Regular Expressions
 Why Use Regular Expressions?
 Regular Expressions in Python. Basic Regular ExpressionsGrouping
 Lookahead
 Flags
 Substitution
 Compiled Regular Expressions
 Summary
 Part IV: Everything Else
 Chapter 10: Python 2 Versus Python 3
 Cross-Compatibility Strategies
 Changes in Python 3
 Standard Library Relocations
 Version Detection
 Summary
 Chapter 11: Unit Testing
 The Testing Continuum
 Testing Code
 Unit Testing Frameworks
 Mocking
 Other Testing Tools
 Summary
 Chapter 12: CLI Tools
 OPTPARSE
 ARGPARSE
 Summary
 Chapter 13: asyncio
 The Event Loop
 Coroutines
 Futures and Tasks
 Callbacks
 Task Aggregation
 Queues
 Servers
 Summary. Chapter 14: StylePrinciples
 Standards
 Summary
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