Practices of the Python Pro

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Chapter 1. The bigger picture

Figure 1.1. The workflow for a fashion designer. The designer works with a number of other people to get the job done.

Figure 1.2. The workflow for an e-commerce website. The system performs a number of activities to get the job done.

Figure 1.3. An e-commerce system that grew organically

Figure 1.4. What a thoughtfully planned e-commerce system might look like

Chapter 2. Separation of concerns

Figure 2.1. The specificity of namespaces

Figure 2.2. The value of decomposition

Figure 2.3. Wrapping related behaviors and data in a class

Chapter 3. Abstraction and encapsulation

Figure 3.1. Treating working software as a black box

Figure 3.2. Determining whether a product review is positive, negative, ...