Python Fundamentals

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This project is part of the liveProject series Explore Python Fundamentals, Part 2
prerequisites
Python shell
skills learned
how the import process works • what importing only one feature of a module really does • how to make sure that code only executes when you want it to
Naomi Ceder
1 week · 1-3 hours per week · INTERMEDIATE

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In this liveProject, you’ll refactor a legacy module with unpredictable functionality to make it fit for your needs. The module behaves strangely whenever you import it, and so your task is to find the problem by exploring the ways that import in Python works. Your new knowledge will allow you to fix the issues in the test module, and create safer modules and multi-module packages.

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Naomi Ceder
Naomi Ceder is the former chair of the Python Software Foundation. She has been learning, using, and teaching Python since 2001.

prerequisites

This liveProject is for both new and experienced Python coders looking to refine their skills with the language. To begin this liveProject, you will need to be familiar with the following:


TOOLS
  • A Python “shell” such as Jupyter Notebook
  • Command line
TECHNIQUES
  • Create/edit/test Python source files

you will learn

In this liveProject, you’ll learn about one of Python’s most powerful features, the ability to import other modules or packages of modules.


  • How the import process works
  • What importing only one feature of a module really does
  • How to make sure that code only executes when you want it to
  • How to structure modules and packages in a standard and safe way

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