Powerful Python

Learn the 5% of Python programming knowledge which exponentially accelerates your learning curve for the remaining 95%. Alleviate the overwhelm of "too much to learn, not enough time". This book cuts through the noise to focus on the "accelerators" that rapidly move the needle. Discover Python's key abstractions which enable and power the most important Python libraries, including Pandas; Django; Flask; SQLAlchemy; Twisted; Pytest; and more. Top Python programming performance is closer than you think. The difference between the best and the rest lies in the distinctions they make, the mental models they leverage, and their ability to perceive what others cannot. Powerful Python cuts through the noise to focus on these performance accelerators which rapidly improve your coding level and yield the most benefit on real-world production engineering and data teams. After a brief tour of the most necessary programming fundamentals; coding techniques and libraries including Pandas, Django, Flask, SQLAlchemy, Twisted, and Pytest are explored to unlock huge capabilities for the reader. Complex patterns are explained with only the minimum detail needed for use, and frequent code examples are used to show all methods in practice. For those ready to move beyond junior programmer stage, this book provides the 5% of knowledge that makes the remaining 95% of the journey a walk in the park.