Resources

Blogs & Stack Overflow

Data Structure

• List

  • Recursively modifying the elements in a deeply nested list - Stack Overflow
  • Flatten a deeply nested list

• Dictionary

  • Python Dictionaries - Jeff Knupp
  • Using defaultdict for missing key handling in dictionary

Control Structure

• Loop

  • Avoid nested for loops - Stack Overflow

Function

• Write Better Python Functions - Jeff Knupp
• Discussion on closure - Stack Overflow

Decorators

• Primer on Python Decorators - Real Python
• Decorator Basics - Stack Overflow
• Writing Idiomatic Decorators with Metaclasses - Stack Overflow
• Memoization with decorators
• The Ultimate Guide to Python Decorators, Part I: Function Registration -Miguel Grinberg
• The Ultimate Guide to Python Decorators, Part II: Altering Function Behavior -Miguel Grinberg
• The Ultimate Guide to Python Decorators, Part III: Decorators with Arguments -Miguel Grinberg

Iterators

• Generator

  • Generators
  • Request library

Oop

• Python Classes and Object Oriented Programming - Jeff Knupp
• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in Python 3
• Supercharge Your Classes With Python super()
• Inheritance and Composition: A Python OOP Guide
• Why use @classmethod decorator
• How python @property decorator works
• Discussions on Dataclass - Stack Overflow
• The definitive guide on how to use static, class or abstract methods in Python - Julien Danjou
• Python Descriptors: An Introduction -Real Python
• Operator and Function Overloading in Custom Python Classes - Real Python
• Python Class Mixin
• Interfaces in Python - Real Python
• Dynamically create class
• Data Descriptors: Bringing Attributes to the Next Level

Functional Programming

• Monads in Python
• Generic Functions with Python's Single Dispatch

Databases

• MySQL Connection with Pooling in Python
• Reusable Class for MySql Connection with Pooling in Python

Web

• Exploring HTTPS With Python - Real Python
• Configuring Your Flask Application

Concurrency

• Effortless Concurrency with Python's concurrent.futures
• Async IO in Python: A Complete Walkthrough - Real Python

Patterns

• Python Patterns - Brandon Rhodes
• Design Patterns Examples
• The Most Diabolical Python Antipattern - Real Python

Internals

• Understanding Python's Execution Model - Jeff Knupp

Testing

• Effective Python Testing With Pytest

Misc

• With Statement & Context Managers - Jeff Knupp
• Python Command Line Arguments - Real Python
• Using Python datetime to Work With Dates and Times - Real Python

Tangential

My favorite algorithm (and data structure): HyperLogLog

Quirks

• The seemingly weird behavior of python's import
• Traps for the Unwary in Python’s Import System - Nick Coghlan's Python Notes

Data

• First Steps With PySpark and Big Data Processing

Books

• Python Tricks - Dan Bader
• Grokking Algorithms - Aditya Bhargava
• Essential Sqlalchemy - Rick Copeland

Talks

• How documentation works - Daniele Procida
• Abstract Base Classes: A smart use of metaclasses - Leonardo Giordani
• Dataclasses: The code generator to end all code generators - Raymond Hettinger
• Life Is Better Painted Black, or: How to Stop Worrying and Embrace Auto-Formatting - Łukasz Langa
• Encapsulation with descriptors - Luciano Ramalho
• Facts and Myths About Python Names and Values - Ned Batchelder
• The Dictionary Even Mightier - Brandon Rhodes
• Practical Decorators - Reuven M. Lerner
• The Black Magic of Python Wheels - Elana Hashman
• Things I Wish They Told Me About The Multiprocessing Module in Python 3 - Pamela McANulty
• Piecing it Together A beginner's guide to application configuration - Mary Nagle
• Pythons in A Container - Lessons Learned Dockerizing Python Micro-Services - Dorian Pula
• Asynchronous Python for the Complete Beginner - Miguel Grinberg
• Python Testing 101 with Pytest - Matt Layman
• Python testing 201 with Pytest - Matt Layman
• Getting started with testing using Pytest and Mock - Gabe Hollombe
• All Your Ducks In A Row: Data Structures in the Std Lib and Beyond - Brandon Rhodes
• A Bit about Bytes: Understanding Python Bytecode - James Bennett
• Inside the Cheeseshop: How Python Packaging Works - Dustin Ingram
• Python Kubernetes - Kelsey Hightower
• Python's Class Development Toolkit - Raymond Hettinger