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Become a better, more productive programmer through a series of projects that will help you deeply understand and master each of the design patterns covered. In this book you will learn to write elegant "Pythonic" code to solve common programming problems. You will also experience design thinking, by identifying design patterns that would be helpful given a specific problem or situation.
Python is eating the world. In recent years it has become so much more than a mere object-oriented, scripting language. Design patterns help you think of and solve problems in chunks. They help you to stand on the shoulders of the giants who have come before, instead of having to reinvent the wheel.

What You Will Learn

Craft cleaner code

Increase your effectiveness as a programmer

Write more Pythonic code

Solve bigger problems

Discover optimal solutions to common problems, done in a way that is uniquely Pythonic

Who This Book Is For Programmers who are comfortable with Python. It is also guide for people who have mastered other programming languages and who want to make the transition to Python.

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1: Before We Begin 2: Singleton Pattern 3: Prototype Pattern 4: Factory Pattern 5: Builder Pattern 6: Adapter Pattern 7: Decorator Pattern 8: Facade Pattern 9: Proxy Pattern 10: Chain of Responsibility Pattern 11: Command Pattern 12: Interpreter Pattern 13: Iterator Pattern 14: Observer Pattern 15: State Pattern 16: Strategy Pattern 17: Template Method Pattern 18: Visitor Pattern 19: Model View Controller Pattern 20: Publish-Subscribe Pattern Appendix A: Patterns Quick Reference

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Wessel Badenhorst is deeply passionate about the process of attaining mastery, especially in the field of programming. The combination of a BSc in computer science and extensive experience in the real world gives him a balanced and practical perspective on programming, and the road every programmer must walk.

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