On Friday, June 3, 2016 at 7:54:55 PM UTC+5:30, Sayth Renshaw wrote: > On Monday, 30 May 2016 00:42:17 UTC+10, Ankush Thakur wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I'm a self-taught programmer who has managed to claw his way out of Python > > basics and even covered the intermediate parts. But I feel I have a ton of > > theory in my head and would like to see some smallish applications in > > action. More specifically, I'm looking for Object Oriented designs that > > will help me cement my knowledge and expose me to best practices that books > > never cover. I have half a mind to start reading up the Django or Pandas > > source code, but I don't want to overwhelm myself. > > > > Can somebody recommend smaller and simpler projects I can learn from? And > > if I can pick the brains of the creator, bonus points! > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > Ankush > > Hi Ankush > > Can I refer you to a book, which isn't about object oriented design its > actually about functional design, please wait though its one of the best > books I am reading haven't made it to the end yet :-) > > The author has written several books and about python object oriented design, > but in writing about functional python it forces him to talk about when > functional is good or bad and which parts of the language respond best to > which approach, plus its clearly and straightforwardly written. > > Its functional python programming by Steven Lott. > > Cheers > > Sayth
Thanks, Sayth. Functional programming is indeed a very interesting paradigm, but I hear that Python's functional paradigms are cramped at best. I will learn a pure functional language later, but for now I'm looking for good old objects. Best, Ankush -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
