Practical Python Design Patterns : Pythonic Solutions to Common Problems

Become a better, more productive programmer through a series of projects that will help you deeply understand and master each of the design patterns covered. In this book you will learn to write elegant "Pythonic" code to solve common programming problems. You will also experience design thinking, by identifying design patterns that would be helpful given a specific problem or situation. Python is eating the world. In recent years it has become so much more than a mere object-oriented, scripting language. Design patterns help you think of and solve problems in chunks. They help you to stand on the shoulders of the giants who have come before, instead of having to reinvent the wheel. **What You Will Learn** * Craft cleaner code * Increase your effectiveness as a programmer * Write more "Pythonic" code * Solve bigger problems * Discover optimal solutions to com mon problems, done in a way that is uniquely "Pythonic." **Who This Book Is For** Programmers who are comfortable with Python. It is also guide for people who have mastered other programming languages and who want to make the transition to Python. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii Before We Begin (Wessel Badenhorst)....Pages 1-21 The Singleton Pattern (Wessel Badenhorst)....Pages 23-35 The Prototype Pattern (Wessel Badenhorst)....Pages 37-60 Factory Pattern (Wessel Badenhorst)....Pages 61-73 Builder Pattern (Wessel Badenhorst)....Pages 75-90 Adapter Pattern (Wessel Badenhorst)....Pages 91-103 Decorator Pattern (Wessel Badenhorst)....Pages 105-121 Facade Pattern (Wessel Badenhorst)....Pages 123-132 Proxy Pattern (Wessel Badenhorst)....Pages 133-141 Chain of Responsibility Pattern (Wessel Badenhorst)....Pages 143-165 Command Pattern (Wessel Badenhorst)....Pages 167-177 Interpreter Pattern (Wessel Badenhorst)....Pages 179-202 Iterator Pattern (Wessel Badenhorst)....Pages 203-217 Observer Pattern (Wessel Badenhorst)....Pages 219-237 State Pattern (Wessel Badenhorst)....Pages 239-248 Strategy Pattern (Wessel Badenhorst)....Pages 249-255 Template Method Pattern (Wessel Badenhorst)....Pages 257-270 Visitor Pattern (Wessel Badenhorst)....Pages 271-297 Model-View-Controller Pattern (Wessel Badenhorst)....Pages 299-314 Publish–Subscribe Pattern (Wessel Badenhorst)....Pages 315-326 Back Matter ....Pages 327-350