Bruce Eckel

Thinking in Python

Insights, Idioms and Patterns

• 01Introduction
• Part I · Foundations
• 02A Python Tour
• 03Containers and Control Flow
• 04Functions
• 05Modules and Packages
• 06Classes
• 07Initialization and Cleanup
• 08Static Type Checking
• Part II · Techniques
• 09Testing
• 10Data Classes as Types
• 11Pattern Matching
• 12Functional Error Handling
• 13Decorators
• 14Comprehensions
• 15Metaprogramming
• 16Rethinking Objects
• Part III · Patterns
• 17The Pattern Concept
• 18Messenger
• 19Singleton
• 20Application Frameworks
• 21Fronting for an Implementation
• 22State Machines
• 23Iterators
• 24Factory
• 25Function Objects
• 26Changing the Interface
• 27Observer
• 28Multiple Dispatching
• 29Visitor
• 30Pattern Refactoring
• 31Simulation

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