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Organizing Python: Modules, Packages, and Project Structure: A Comprehensive Guide for Structuring, Managing, and Distributing Your Python Projects

Pythquill Publishing

What You Will Learn in This Book
  • Master the fundamentals of Python code organization, understanding why a structured approach is crucial for readability, maintainability, reusability, and collaborative development.
  • Effectively utilize Python modules to break down large programs, reuse code, and manage namespaces, along with best practices for their creation and design.
  • Implement Python packages to structure larger projects hierarchically, avoiding naming conflicts and streamlining complex application development.
  • Navigate Python's module search path (sys.path) to ensure your custom modules and packages are correctly discovered and imported.
  • Apply best practices for writing clean, maintainable modules and packages, including naming conventions, docstrings, minimizing side effects, and avoiding common pitfalls like circular imports.
  • Leverage key standard library modules to efficiently handle common programming tasks, from file system interactions to data manipulation and more.
  • Differentiate between absolute and relative imports, understanding when and how to use each for clear and robust package importing.
  • Optimize the use of __init__.py files for package initialization, API exposure, and internal module aggregation.
  • Create and manage isolated Python environments using venv or conda to prevent dependency conflicts and ensure project reproducibility.
  • Manage project dependencies effectively using pip and requirements.txt files, and gain an introduction to modern tools like pyproject.toml.
  • Design and implement common project structures for various Python applications, including web applications, data science projects, and libraries.
  • Build installable Python packages using setuptools and pyproject.toml, preparing your code for wider distribution.
  • Publish your Python packages to PyPI, making your creations easily accessible to others in the Python community.
  • Identify and avoid common anti-patterns in code organization, leading to more robust and scalable applications.
  • Integrate code quality tools such as linters, formatters, and import sorters into your development workflow for consistent and high-quality code.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publish Date: Jun 17th, 2025
  • Pages: 242
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 11.00in - 8.50in - 0.51in - 1.26lb
  • EAN: 9798288416705
  • Categories: Programming - General