Mastering Python for Web: A Beginner's Guide (Mastering Computer Science)

Cover....1 Half Title....2 Series Page....3 Title Page....4 Copyright Page....5 Contents....6 About the Editor....14 Chapter 1: Introduction to Python....16 PYTHON 2 VS. PYTHON 3....18 A BRIEF HISTORY OF PYTHON....26 INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING PYTHON....31 HOW TO INSTALL PYTHON ON WINDOWS....34 How to Install from the Microsoft Store....37 How to Install from the Full Installer....39 HOW TO INSTALL PYTHON ON macOS....40 How to Install from the Official Installer....43 How to Install from Homebrew....44 HOW TO INSTALL PYTHON ON LINUX....46 How to Install on Ubuntu and Linux Mint....48 How to Install on Debian Linux....49 How to Install on openSUSE....49 How to Install on CentOS and Fedora....50 How to Install on Arch Linux....50 HOW TO BUILD PYTHON FROM SOURCE CODE....51 HOW TO INSTALL PYTHON ON iOS....54 HOW TO INSTALL PYTHON ON ANDROID....55 ONLINE PYTHON INTERPRETERS....55 REGENERATE CONFIGURE....56 Chapter 2: Python Data Type....58 Additional Methods on Integer Types....61 STRING DATA TYPE....69 SET DATA TYPE....77 Operators and Methods....77 Modifying a Set....79 NUMBERS DATA TYPE....80 Integers....82 Floating Point Numbers....82 Complex Numbers....83 Number Type Conversion....84 LIST DATA TYPE....87 Accessing Values in Lists....89 Updating Lists....89 Delete List Elements....90 Basic List Operations....91 Built-In List Functions and Methods....91 DICTIONARY DATA TYPE....92 Creating a Dictionary....93 Accessing Values in Dictionary....93 Updating Dictionary....94 Delete Dictionary Elements....94 Properties of Dictionary Keys....95 Built-in Dictionary Functions & Methods....95 Tuple Data Type....97 Accessing Values in Tuples....98 Updating Tuples....99 Delete Tuple Elements....99 Basic Tuples Operations....100 Built-in Tuple Functions....100 Chapter 3: Python Comments and Documentation....104 SINGLE LINE, INLINE, AND MULTILINE COMMENTS....106 HOW PYTHON MULTILINE COMMENT WORKS?....109 Block Comments....110 Shebang....111 PYTHON COMMENTING BEST PRACTICES....112 When Writing Code for Yourself....112 When Writing Code for Others....114 PYTHON COMMENTING WORST PRACTICES....115 HOW TO PRACTICE COMMENTING?....119 PROGRAMMATICALLY ACCESSING DOCSTRINGS....121 Single-Line Docstrings....121 Multi-line Docstrings....122 Docstring Formats....123 WRITE DOCUMENTATION VIA DOCSTRINGS....128 Paragraphs....130 Inline Markup....130 Sections....130 Meta-information Markup....131 Information Units....132 Inline Markup....137 Chapter 4: Programs, Algorithms, and Functions....148 PYTHON SCRIPTS AND MODULES....150 What’s the Python Interpreter?....150 Using the Python Command....152 Using the Script Filename....153 How to Run Python Scripts Interactively....154 How to Run Python Scripts from an IDE or a Text Editor....155 How to Run Python Scripts from a File Manager....156 Joining Two Strings....157 Format Floating Point in the String....157 Raise a Number To a Power....158 Working with Boolean Types....159 Use of If-Else Statement....160 Use of AND and OR Operators....161 Locating Modules....163 Standard Modules....163 Python Packages....164 PYTHON ALGORITHMS....166 How Do You Write Algorithms?....166 Characteristics of an Algorithm....168 Brute Force....169 Divide and Conquer....170 Tree Traversal Algorithms....170 Sorting Algorithms....172 Searching Algorithms....174 Algorithm Analysis....176 BASIC FUNCTIONS....176 DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING....180 Recursive Method....183 Top-Down Method....184 Bottom Down....184 LAMBDA FUNCTIONS....185 Syntax....189 Decorators....190 Chapter 5: Python’s Executional Model....194 NAMES AND NAMESPACES....196 SCOPES....201 Using the LEGB Rule....204 Functions: The Local Scope....206 Nested Functions: The Enclosing Scope....206 Modules: The Global Scope....206 Built-In Scope....210 MODIFYING THE BEHAVIOR OF A PYTHON SCOPE....211 The Global Statement....211 The Nonlocal Statement....212 Using Enclosing Scopes as Closures....214 Bringing Names to Scope with Import....215 Reviewing Unusual Python Scopes....216 Comprehension Variables Scope....216 Exception Variables Scope....217 Class and Instance Attributes Scope....217 Using Scope-Related Built-In Functions....219 OBJECTS AND CLASSES....223 Class Objects....225 Method Objects....227 Inheritance....228 Chapter 6: Python for Web Development....232 THE BASIC CONCEPTS AROUND WEB PROGRAMMING....235 THE DJANGO FRAMEWORK....242 Is Django Opinionated?....246 What Does Django Code Look Like?....247 Handling the Request (views.py)....249 Defining Data Models (models.py)....250 Rendering Data (HTML Templates)....251 REGULAR EXPRESSIONS....255 Regular Expression Objects....271 FLASK AND FALCON FRAMEWORKS....273 APPRAISAL....282 INDEX....292