Effective Python: 59 Specific Ways to Write Better Python

Index

Symbols

%r, for printable strings, 203

%s, for human-readable strings, 202

* operator, liability of, 44–45

* symbol, for keyword-only arguments, 52–53

*args

optional keyword arguments and, 48

variable positional arguments and, 43–45

**kwargs, for keyword-only arguments, 53–54

A

__all__ special attribute

avoiding, 183

listing all public names, 181–183

ALL_CAPS format, 3

Allocation of memory, tracemalloc module and, 214–216

APIs (application programming interfaces)

future-proofing, 186–187

internal, allowing subclass access to, 80–82

packages providing stable, 181–184

root exceptions and, 184–186

using functions for, 61–64

append method, 36–37

Arguments

defensively iterating over, 38–42

keyword, 45–48

keyword-only, 51–54

optional positional, ...