Bruce Eckel

Thinking in Python

Insights, Idioms and Patterns

• 01Introduction
• Part I · Foundations
• 02Tour
• 03Containers
• 04Control Flow
• 05Functions
• 06Modules and Packages
• 07Classes
• 08Static Typing
• 09Class Attributes
• 10Cleanup
• Part II · Techniques
• 11Testing
• 12Data Classes as Types
• 13Pattern Matching
• 14Decorators
• 15Context Managers
• 16Comprehensions
• 17Metaprogramming
• 18Performance
• 19Concurrency
• Part III · Patterns
• 20Rethinking Objects
• 21The Pattern Concept
• 22Data Transfer Objects
• 23Iterators
• 24Singleton
• 25Template Method
• 26Surrogate
• 27Factory
• 28Function Objects
• 29Changing the Interface
• 30Observer
• 31State Machines
• 32Multiple Dispatching
• 33Visitor
• 34Composite and Interpreter
• 35Flyweight
• 36Memento
• 37Pattern Refactoring
• 38Simulation
• 39Pattern Catalog
• Part IV · Functional Programming
• 40Foundations
• 41Toolkits
• 42Error Handling
• 43Assurance
• Part V · Effects
• 44Effect Management
• 45Generators
• 46Stateless
• 47Stateless in Practice

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