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Clean Architecture in Python

Gain insights into clean architecture using Python. Delve into layered systems, design efficient applications, and integrate web components, error handling, and databases with test-driven development practices.

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Clean architecture is a software design methodology that separates the processes of an application into discrete steps instead of presenting them as “spaghetti code.” With the versatility of Python, software engineers can build performant, modular applications quickly using the Flask framework. This course will help you build better applications using the principles of clean architecture. You’ll start with an introduction to data flow in clean systems and learn about the advantages of layered architectures. Next, you’ll learn system components and the connections between application layers. You’ll then design and build a clean system using Python by layering components in guided coding exercises. Finally, you’ll learn how to add functional components for the web, handle errors, and work with external databases using both Postgres and MongoDB. At each step, you’ll use test-driven development practices to ensure robust functionality.

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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Learn the importance and principles of clean architecture.

Design and build applications using the principle of layering functional components.

Understand external connectivity using the Flask Python framework.

Learn to integrate both structured and unstructured data with Postgres and MongoDB.

Learn the importance and principles of clean architecture.

TAKEAWAY SKILLS

Python

Programming Language

Clean Architecture

Content

50 Lessons6 Quizzes

Get Started

2 Lessons

Get familiar with clean architecture principles and their application in Python.

Introduction to the Course

Clean Architecture

A Day in the Life of a Clean System

3 Lessons

Solve challenges with data flow, loose coupling, and testability in clean architecture.

The Data Flow

Advantages of a Layered Architecture

Quiz

Components of Clean Architecture

6 Lessons

Break apart the components of clean architecture to enhance software design, hierarchy, and communication.

Divide and Conquer

Data Types

The Layers of Clean Architecture

Communication Between Layers

APIs and Shades of Gray

Quiz

A Simple Coding Example

8 Lessons

Find out about implementing clean architecture in Python with a room rental project.

Overview of Rent-o-Matic

Command-line Interface

Quiz

Add a Web Application

3 Lessons

Take a closer look at building and testing HTTP endpoints in Flask for web applications.

Overview of Flask Web Server

Test and Create an HTTP Endpoint

Web Server Gateway Interface (WSGI)

Error Management

9 Lessons

Implement robust error management, request validation, structured responses, and filtering in Clean Architecture.

Overview of Error Management

Requests and Responses in a Use Case

Request Validation

Responses and Failures

Error Management in a Use Case

Integration with a Real External System Postgres

9 Lessons

Practice using PostgreSQL for repositories, enhancing decoupling, integration tests, and database orchestration.

Overview of PostgreSQL

Decoupling with Interfaces

A Repository Based on PostgreSQL

Label Integration Tests

Create SQLAlchemy Classes

Orchestration Management

Database Fixtures

Integration Tests

Quiz

Integration with a Real External System MongoDB

4 Lessons

Learn how to use MongoDB integration with Docker, configuration, and testing in clean architecture.

Overview of MongoDB

Fixtures and Docker Compose

Application Configuration and Integration Tests

The MongoDB Repository

Run a Production-ready System

5 Lessons

Walk through setting up a production-ready web system with PostgreSQL, Docker, and Nginx.

Overview of the Production-ready System

Build a Web Stack

Connect to a Production-ready Database

Migrations

Quiz

10.

Appendix

1 Lessons

Go hands-on with setting up a Flask application, including configuration and resource links.

Flask Setup

Certificate of Completion

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Course Author:

Leonardo Giordani

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