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The Well-Grounded Python Developer: How the pros use Python and Flask
If you’re new to Python, it can be tough to understand when, where, and how to use all its language features. This friendly guide shows you how the Python ecosystem fits together, and grounds you in the skills you need to continue your journey to being a software developer.
Inside The Well-Grounded Python Developer you will
The Well-Grounded Python Developer builds on Python skills you’ve learned in isolation and shows you how to unify them into a meaningful whole. It helps you understand the dizzying array of libraries and teaches important concepts, like modular construction, APIs, and the design of a basic web server. As you work through this practical guide, you’ll discover how all the bits of Python link up as you build and modify a typical web server application—the kind of web app that’s in high demand by modern businesses.
Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.
About the technology
As a new programmer, you’re happy just to see your code run. A professional developer, on the other hand, needs to create software that runs reliably. It must be fast, maintainable, scalable, secure, well designed and documented, easy for others to update, and quick to ship. This book teaches you the skills you need to go from Python programmer to Python developer.
About the book
The Well-Grounded Python Developer shows you why Python, the world’s most popular programming language, is a fantastic tool for professional development. It guides you through the most important skills, like how to name variables, functions, and classes, how to identify and write a good API, and how to use objects. You’ll also learn how to deal with inevitable failures, how to make software that connects to the internet, core security practices, and many other professional-grade techniques.
What's inside
About the reader
For experienced beginners who want to learn professional-level skills.
About the author
Doug Farrell has been a professional developer since 1983, and has worked with Python for over 20 years.
Table of Contents
1 Becoming a Pythonista
PART 1 - GROUNDWORK
2 That’s a good name
3 The Let’s talk
4 The object of conversation
5 Exceptional events
PART 2 - FIELDWORK
6 Sharing with the internet
7 Doing it with style
8 Do I know you? Authentication
9 What can you do? Authorization
10 Persistence is Databases
11 I’ve got something to say
12 Are we there yet?
Inside The Well-Grounded Python Developer you will
The Well-Grounded Python Developer builds on Python skills you’ve learned in isolation and shows you how to unify them into a meaningful whole. It helps you understand the dizzying array of libraries and teaches important concepts, like modular construction, APIs, and the design of a basic web server. As you work through this practical guide, you’ll discover how all the bits of Python link up as you build and modify a typical web server application—the kind of web app that’s in high demand by modern businesses.
Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.
About the technology
As a new programmer, you’re happy just to see your code run. A professional developer, on the other hand, needs to create software that runs reliably. It must be fast, maintainable, scalable, secure, well designed and documented, easy for others to update, and quick to ship. This book teaches you the skills you need to go from Python programmer to Python developer.
About the book
The Well-Grounded Python Developer shows you why Python, the world’s most popular programming language, is a fantastic tool for professional development. It guides you through the most important skills, like how to name variables, functions, and classes, how to identify and write a good API, and how to use objects. You’ll also learn how to deal with inevitable failures, how to make software that connects to the internet, core security practices, and many other professional-grade techniques.
What's inside
About the reader
For experienced beginners who want to learn professional-level skills.
About the author
Doug Farrell has been a professional developer since 1983, and has worked with Python for over 20 years.
Table of Contents
1 Becoming a Pythonista
PART 1 - GROUNDWORK
2 That’s a good name
3 The Let’s talk
4 The object of conversation
5 Exceptional events
PART 2 - FIELDWORK
6 Sharing with the internet
7 Doing it with style
8 Do I know you? Authentication
9 What can you do? Authorization
10 Persistence is Databases
11 I’ve got something to say
12 Are we there yet?
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Published July 18, 2023
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July 28, 2023
If you have some basic programming and Python knowledge and want to start learning techniques and tools to build your first complete web application, this book is a good choice. It is divided into two parts. In the first part, the learner will be able to expand his knowledge of Python elements like functions, classes, and code organization. In the second part, which is the most valuable, the learner will have the opportunity to build a web application like a blog with its components of users, content, and interaction. The Flask and SQLAlchemy libraries are a great way to understand step by step the implementation of the business logic, the functional components and the underlying database of a web application. With this knowledge and an amiable style, the reader will be pleased to have learned the basics of web applications and Python, and will be able to learn and deepen new frameworks and create new applications.
September 10, 2023
This is an excellent book for both beginners and advanced developers. They start with the basics like naming conventions, etc . API's are well discussed. It also gives a good primer on object oriented programming basics. Creating web applications with Python is well discussed along with the challenges encountered in this process. It also discusses very well the role of the Flask framework in creating web applications with python. Not many Python books discuss about Flask. Finally the concepts of authentication, authorization and database modelling are discussed.
Overall it's a very comprehensive book on Python.
Overall it's a very comprehensive book on Python.
August 22, 2023
Disclaimer: I proposed myself as a reviewer. Manning kindly proposed me to write an honnest comment.
I have read 4 chapters so far and I would like to read the next ones as soon as possible. This book is a great opportunity to think about what we do when we develop in Python. It provides an overview in an easy to understand writing style.
If you have ever developed in Python and struggled, this book is for you. It really helps who wants to understand what you have (not always well) developed.
I have read 4 chapters so far and I would like to read the next ones as soon as possible. This book is a great opportunity to think about what we do when we develop in Python. It provides an overview in an easy to understand writing style.
If you have ever developed in Python and struggled, this book is for you. It really helps who wants to understand what you have (not always well) developed.
August 18, 2025
One hundred pages of python 101, another one hundred pages of flask 101
The book promise of "How the pros use Python and Flask" is just a clickbait...
You'll create a simple blog application, and for the topics that actually matter (like testing, deploying, etc) you'll get a paragraph for each at the end
That's the book in a nutshell, extremely basic stuff, a waste of time, might as well read "Fluent Python" or "Python Cookbook" instead
The book promise of "How the pros use Python and Flask" is just a clickbait...
You'll create a simple blog application, and for the topics that actually matter (like testing, deploying, etc) you'll get a paragraph for each at the end
That's the book in a nutshell, extremely basic stuff, a waste of time, might as well read "Fluent Python" or "Python Cookbook" instead
July 8, 2023
I bought this book after having read the well-grounded ruby developer and the well-grounded java developer. Both of this books were more intermediate to advanced and covered some of the nuances of the languges. This book i felt was very basic and covered nothing advanced just basic python and some flask was expect more
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July 18, 2023The book is a great explanation of all the fundamentals of Python, and provides great insights with examples and illustrations. The book is detailed enough for readers of all levels of comfort in Python. Great read!
July 28, 2023
This book has been a great addition to my shelf. Great book, very informative, well rounded, it goes beyond the technical aspects of being a developer. It covers the major aspects of modern Python development, best practices. Definitely a must read.
July 20, 2023
Great insights about Python and how to get started and advanced topics. If you are into automation or QA, this book helps you in all the way.
February 25, 2024
Much less advanced than The Well-Grounded Java developer. This book would be good for a beginner but didn't cover anything other than basic Python and basic Flask.
October 25, 2024
Good Book. Covers a lot of ground.
Builds a blog based on Flask, one feature at a time.
Builds a blog based on Flask, one feature at a time.
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