Python Best Practices: Learn to Write Clean Python Code

Learn to Write Clean, Readable, and Maintainable Python Code Following the Python Style Guide PEP 8 (+ Tips and Tools)

Created by: Estefania Cassingena Navone
Software Developer, Instructor and Technical Writer

What Will I Learn?

• How to write Clean Python Code following the Python Style Guide (PEP 8).
• Best practices for naming variables, functions, classes, methods, and sequences.
• Best practices for indentation, line breaks, blank lines, and whitespaces in Python.
• How to write clean Python loops with enumerate(), zip(), break, and the else clause.
• Best practices to work with Object-Oriented Programming in Python.
• How to work with files following the Python Style Guide.
• Tips to write more "pythonic" code (swap variables, list comprehensions, merge dictionaries, the walrus operator, and more).
• How to document your code with block comments, in-line comments, and docstrings.

Requirements

• You should have basic Python knowledge.
• The course will teach you the best practices for each topic, assuming you have some prior knowledge.
• You should have Python 3 installed and a code editor to write your code.
• During the lectures, we will use Visual Studio Code but you can use any code editor of your choice.
• Enthusiasm and dedication to learn how to write clean, concise, and readable Python code.

Target audience

• Students learning Python who want to learn best practices and style guidelines.
• Self-taught learners with basic Python knowledge who wish to write clean Python code following best practices.
• Python developers who would like to dive deeper into the Python Style Guide (PEP 8).
• Developers who are learning Python and would like to expand their knowledge.