Advanced Python Mastery
A course by David Beazley (https://www.dabeaz.com)
Copyright (C) 2007-2024
Synopsis
An exercise-driven course on Advanced Python Programming that was
battle-tested several hundred times on the corporate-training circuit
for more than a decade. Written by David Beazley, author of the
Python Cookbook, 3rd Edition (O'Reilly) and
Python Distilled
(Addison-Wesley). Released under a Creative Commons license. Free of
ads, tracking, pop-ups, newsletters, and AI.
Everything in this course should work with the latest version of
Python, but be aware that the course primarily targets the feature set
of Python 3.6. As such, certain modern features don't get coverage.
Honestly, this shouldn't affect you much unless you're trying to write code
that's freakishly clever.
Target Audience
This course is for Python programmers who want to move beyond
short scripts to writing more sophisticated programs. To do that,
it helps to better understand the programming techniques used
in popular libraries and frameworks. Thus, this course is mainly
for programmers who want to build a more complete mental model of the
Python language itself and how it works. Ultimately, the goal
is to be able to apply this knowledge to your own projects.
Prerequisites
You already know some Python. This is not a course for beginners.
For more introductory material, you might consider the
Practical Python Programming course.
How to Take the Course
To take the course, you should first fork/clone the GitHub repo to your own
machine.
It is assumed that you are working locally in a proper Python
development environment. That means a proper installation of Python,
an editor/IDE, and whatever other tools that you would normally
install to work on Python. Due to the use of multiple files and
module imports, the use of Notebooks is not recommended.
The PythonMastery.pdf file contains detailed
presentation slides. Course exercises and suggested timings are
clearly indicated. You'll want to keep this by your side (I recommend
downloading and viewing it with a local PDF viewer). Start here!
The Exercises/ directory has all of the
course exercises.
The Solutions/ directory has fully worked out solution code.
The Data/ directory has some datafiles used during the course.
The course was originally taught over 4-5 days in an in-person
classroom setting with a mix of lecture and hands-on exercises.
Successful completion of the course will likely require 30-50 hours of
work. Exercises tend to build upon each other. Solutions are always
provided in case you get stuck.
Supplemental Material
The Advanced Python Mastery course often suggested more in-depth tutorials
on selected topics. These were presented at the PyCon conference and
might be of interest:
Questions and Answers
Q: Are any videos available?
A: No. You will be able to more quickly read the presentation slides which contain
technical information. However, the Python Programming Language: LiveLessons video
available on O'Reilly's Safari site is closely related to the material in this course.
Q: Can I use these materials in my own course?
A: Yes. I just kindly ask that you give proper attribution.
Q: Do you accept bug reports or pull requests?
A: If you've found a bug, please report it! However, I'm not
looking to expand or reorganize the course content with new topics or
exercises.
Q: Are the presentation slides available in any format other than PDF?
A: No.
Q: Is there any forum/chat where the course can be discussed?
A: You can use GitHub discussions to discuss the course.
Q: Why wasn't topic/tool/library X covered?
A: The course was designed to be completed in an intense 4-day
in-person format. It simply isn't possible to cover absolutely
everything. As such, the course is focused primarily on the core
Python language, not third party libraries or tooling.
Q: Why aren't features like typing, async, or pattern matching covered?
A: Mainly, it's an issue of calendar timing and scope. Course
material was primarily developed pre-pandemic and represents Python as
it was at that time. Some topics (e.g., typing or async) are
sufficiently complex that they would be better covered on their own
in a separate course.
Q: Do you have plans to modernize the course?
A: It is my intention that everything in the course apply to the
latest version of Python. Unless Python makes backwards-incompatible
changes to the core language, that should hold. Although the course
doesn't cover every new features, I won't rule out future changes. A
lot depends on my available time and interest however. So, I make no
promises.
Q: Why did you release the course?
A: This course was extensively taught pre-pandemic. Post-pandemic,
my teaching has shifted towards projects and CS fundamentals.
However, why let a good course just languish on my computer?
Q: How can I help?
A: If you like the course, the best way to support it is to tell
other people about it.
>>> Advanced Python Mastery
... A course by dabeaz
... Copyright 2007-2023
. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
这是一门免费的 Python 高级编程课程，由 David Beazley 编写，以幻灯片、练习文件和完整答案的形式提供，而不是托管在学习平台上。