Learning Python Design Patterns Through Video Lectures. In my previous post about learning Python programming through video lectures I stopped at three lectures on Design Patterns. This time I continue from there. If you don't know what a Design Pattern is, think of it as a simple solution to a specific problem that occurs very frequently in software design. For example, suppose you use a bunch of unrelated pieces of code. It is a nice idea to bring the unrelated pieces of code together in a unified interface. This design pattern is called Facade. There are a bunch of patterns like this one! The three lectures are given by Alex Martelli who works as "Über Tech Lead" for Google. Python Design Patterns, Part I Alex briefly covers the history and main principles of Design Patterns and quickly moves to discussing Structural and Behavioral DPs in Python.
Interesting ideas from the lecture: Python Design Patterns, Part II In this lecture Alex discusses behavioral patterns. Python Design Patterns, A Recap. BeginnersGuide/NonProgrammers. Python for Non-Programmers If you've never programmed before, the tutorials on this page are recommended for you; they don't assume that you have previous experience. If you have programming experience, also check out the BeginnersGuide/Programmers page. Books Each of these books can be purchased online but is also available as free textual, website, or video content. Automate the Boring Stuff with Python - Practical Programming for Total Beginners by Al Sweigart is "written for office workers, students, administrators, and anyone who uses a computer to learn how to code small, practical programs to automate tasks on their computer.
" ||website ||print version || How To Think Like a Computer Scientist is a classic open-source book by Allen Downey with contributions from Jeffrey Elkner and Chris Meyers. You can find many free Python books online. Interactive Courses These sites give you instant feedback on programming problems that you can solve in your browser. Resources for Younger Learners. Python Tutorials, more than 300, updated March 2, 2009 and carefully sorted by topic and category. (the eff-bot guide to) The Standard Python Library. Overviews (15) Core Modules [core-modules-index]Data Representation [data-representation-index]Data Storage [data-storage-index]File Formats [file-formats-index]Implementation Support Modules [implementation-support-modules-index]Internationalization [internationalization-index]Mail and News Message Processing [mail-and-news-message-processing-index]More Standard Modules [more-standard-modules-index]Multimedia Modules [multimedia-modules-index]Network Protocols [network-protocols-index]Other Modules [other-modules-index]Platform Specific Modules [platform-specific-modules-index]Preface [preface-index]Threads and Processes [threads-and-processes-index]Tools and Utilities [tools-and-utilities-index] Articles (249) The aifc module [aifc]The anydbm module [anydbm]The array module [array]The asynchat module [asynchat]The asyncore module [asyncore]The atexit module [atexit]The audiodev module [audiodev] The keyword module [keyword]The knee module [knee]