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Delve into Python's hidden mechanisms and discover essential tools and tricks to avoid common mistakes. Gain insights into Python hacks and improve your programming skills effortlessly.

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When you run code in Python, there’s a lot happening under the hood. This course sheds light on some of the interesting parts of Python you might be unaware of. As you progress through it, you’ll learn some tools and tricks that every Python programmer should know to avoid common mistakes. You can think of the course as a “Python hacks” handbook. Python basics are a prerequisite, but this is a beginner-level course. Each lesson is independent and after the first chapter, you can pick up from any lesson and you’ll be able to follow along comfortably.

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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Learn to work with Python's unexpected quirks

Avoid some of the more common errors Python developers come across

Writer better Python code

Learn to work with Python's unexpected quirks

Content

87 Lessons7 Quizzes3 Challenges

Introduction

2 Lessons

Get familiar with Python's elegant design, surprising outcomes, and effective learning methods.

Overview

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Slippery Slopes

30 Lessons

Unpack the core of Python's scope handling, object deletion intricacies, and iterable modification challenges.

Stubborn del Operation

The Out of Scope Variable

Deleting a List Item While Iterating

A Tic-tac-toe Where X Wins in the First Attempt!

Lossy Zip of Iterators

Loop Variables Leaking Out!

Modifying the Dictionary While Iterating Over It

Challenge 1: Sudoku

Solution Review: Sudoku

Name Resolution Ignoring Class Scope

Beware of Default Mutable Arguments!

Catching the Exceptions

Same Operands, Different Story!

Can I Call You Later?

What's Wrong With Booleans?

Class Attributes and Instance Attributes

Midnight Doesn't Exist?

Needles in a Haystack

More Needles in the Haystack

Quick Quiz!

Challenge 2: Updating Outer Scope Values

Solution Review: Updating Outer Scope Values

Challenge 3: Updating Outer Scope Values Again

Solution Review: Updating Outer Scope Values Again

Quick Recap

Strain Your Brain!

30 Lessons

Master the steps to enhancing Python skills through advanced operators, data structures, and behaviors.

First Things First!

Strings Can Be Tricky Sometimes

Be Careful With Chained Operations

How Not to Use the "is" Operator

Hash Brownies

Deep Down, We're All the Same

Disorder Within Order

Keep Trying...

For What?

Quick Quiz!

Evaluation Time Discrepancy

'is not... ' Is Not 'is (not ...)'

The Chicken and Egg Problem

Subclass Relationships

All-true-ation

The Surprising Comma

Strings and the Backslashes

Not Knot!

Half Triple-quoted Strings

Quick Quiz!

The Mysterious Key Type Conversion

Non-Reflexive Class Method

Yielding None

Yielding From...Return!

Nan-reflexivity

Mutating the Immutable!

The Disappearing Variable From Outer Scope

Let's See If You Can Guess This?

Quick Quiz!

Quick Recap

Appearances Are Deceptive!

4 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of Python's handling of encoding, memory management, and coding practices.

Skipping Lines?

Teleportation

Well, Something Is Fishy...

Quick Recap

The Hidden Treasures!

10 Lessons

Discover Python's hidden gems, easter eggs, innovative modules, and unique features.

Okay Python, Can You Make Me Fly?

'goto', but Why?

Brace Yourself!

Let's Meet Friendly Language Uncle for Life

Even Python Understands That Love Is Complicated

Miscellaneous

9 Lessons

Simplify complex topics of Python string operations, dictionary optimizations, and unique quirks.

'+=' Is Faster

Let's Make a Giant String!

Slowing Down dict Lookups

Bloating Instance dicts

Contributions & Acknowledgements

2 Lessons

Practice using contributions and community acknowledgements to enhance Python FTW's development.

Contributing

Acknowledgements

Certificate of Completion

Showcase your accomplishment by sharing your certificate of completion.

Course Author:

Satwik Kansal

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