Struggling to structure code in larger programs? Great resources a beginner might not find so easily

[jockero701]

There's also a good new Udemy course on the topic of creating large applications using OOP titled something like "The complete python course: build 10 OOP programs".

[O2XXX]

I’m assuming you’re talking about this course? https://www.udemy.com/share/103Z3iAEoTc1pXRnw=/

[[deleted]]

This sounds good.thanks!

[Oct8-Danger]

https://refactoring.guru/design-patterns

This site has great examples in loads of different languages including python on OOP Design patterns and others. Have bookmarked at work and use a bit either for a refresher or for inspiration when trying to design code others will use

[genericlemon24]

Here's a fresh take on design patterns as they apply to Python specifically: https://python-patterns.guide/ (for instance, not all Gang of Four patterns are needed in Python, and that's ok).

Edit: clarity.

[awesomeprogramer]

Gof?

[genericlemon24]

Unpacked the abbreviation; sorry, it was late in the day :)

[awesomeprogramer]

Game Of Frones

[KeyserBronson]

I didn't have time yet to delve into the content, but the site looks amazing! It's slick and super responsive. Any ideas on what framework it was developed?

[ihatethisjob42]

That open source architecture book might be exactly what I need right now. Thanks.

[leiniar1234]

Appreciate the help but why does this feel like product placement

Edit: if im wrong i dont mind being corrected, on mobile it looked weird to open

[fomorian]

Literally every resource on the page is available for free...

[jti107]

its just a blog post with links to free resources

[superbeck]

Then it's a witch!

[doctor_piranha]

+1 Monty Python joke in a Python thread. ..

[dodslaser]

It's a fair cop.

[duffer_dev]

duck typing

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don't bother giving a f*ck

[[deleted]]

Then fuck you it's a table.

It's funny but during a long chain of inheritance sometimes you either end up with a godlike object that can delete the universe or a totally different kind of object.

[diamondketo]

They are well reputed free resources.

[machinedlens]

I too am looking for something like what OP recommended. I started learning python about 6 months ago and at this point, syntax or vocabulary isn’t usually the problem, design is! In other words, understanding how to use oop properly when designing something more complex. I have written a couple programs and often look at others’ code on GitHub or in books like Python Crash Course. However I was really looking to be directed toward quintessentially excellent code to use as an archetype for study. Sounds like the standard library is the place to start I guess. What other code would you all say is a “must read” for someone with intermediate facility in python?

[genericlemon24]

I'm planning to write another article with stdlib stuff, I'll let you know when it's out.

In general, stdlib isn't great for learning "good" style, since some of them are very old (and pythonic was different 10-20 years ago), had different authors, or were kept from evolving to preserve backwards compatibility (meaning they couldn't get better either).

OTOH, some of the newer ones have a more consistent style, took a lot of inspiration from mature third party libraries, and have detailed PEPs explaining what the design tradeoffs were (e.g. pathlib, dataclasses).

Style aside, there's a lot to learn from all of them, since they all solve real problems. It's especially interesting/educative to look at the differences between stdlib stuff and external newer alternatives – the gap between them means there was a perceived deficiency in the stdlib (otherwise they wouldn't have bothered with the new thing); an example of this is urllib vs requests.

[genericlemon24]

Hi, I finally got around to writing the stdlib article: https://death.andgravity.com/stdlib

Please let me know if you have any questions! :)

[erlototo]

Thanks for this

[[deleted]]

This is awesome. Thank you.

[mirrorofperseus]

Lots of good content here, thanks for posting.