Python Metaprogramming: Leverage Decorators, Descriptors, Metaclasses, and AST for Advanced Python Development: Beyond the Basics: Build Flexible and Powerful Applications with Advance Python Tools - Couverture souple

Publishing, PythQuill

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798288584114

Editeur : Independently published, 2025

Synopsis

What You Will Learn in This Book

• Master the core principles of Python's dynamic nature, understanding how objects, functions, and classes behave at runtime to enable advanced programming techniques.
• Decipher Python's execution model, from source code to bytecode, and grasp how the Python Virtual Machine (PVM) processes your programs, including the intricacies of namespaces and scopes.
• Become proficient in using decorators, not just as syntactic sugar, but as powerful tools for code modification, extension, and reusability, including advanced techniques like parameterized and class decorators.
• Gain deep expertise in descriptors to precisely control attribute access, implement custom property behaviors, and understand the mechanics behind built-in Python features like @property, @classmethod, and @staticmethod.
• Understand and apply metaclasses to become the "architect of your classes," enabling you to create dynamic class structures, enforce architectural patterns, and build sophisticated Domain-Specific Languages (DSLs).
• Leverage advanced attribute access mechanisms such as __getattr__, __getattribute__, and __slots__ for building flexible proxy objects, optimizing memory, and generating methods dynamically.
• Implement and utilize Abstract Base Classes (ABCs) to define clear interfaces and contracts for your code, ensuring consistent behavior across different implementations and improving type checking.
• Explore Python's Abstract Syntax Trees (ASTs) to programmatically analyze, modify, and generate Python code, opening doors to custom linters, code transformers, and powerful code manipulation.
• Apply metaprogramming techniques to real-world problems, including building simplified Object-Relational Mappers (ORMs), creating robust plugin architectures, and designing declarative APIs.
• Develop strategies for effectively debugging and optimizing metaprogrammed code, understanding the performance implications and best practices for writing maintainable and scalable advanced Python solutions.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798288584114
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 235
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible