This podcast episode is based on this article.
Additional resources:
- 10 Tips to Write Better Functions in Python
- Linting tools: flake8, black and pre-commit on which we have a training: Increase Python code quality with pre-commit
- Mentioned Vim plugin I use to disallow save if there are syntax errors
- Two exception handling articles: 7 Tips to Improve Your Error Handling in Python and Errors should never pass silently
- Not mentioned but relevant for the namespaces part: When to Write Classes in Python And Why it Matters
- Useful Python Built-in Functions [Beginner / Intermediate]
- Idiomatic Python: EAFP versus LBYL
- Zen of Python (or type "import this" in the REPL) / PEP8
- A great book in this context is Uncle Bob's Clean Code.
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