Core Python 3: Hashing and More Collections
If you use Python you want to embrace the object-oriented features to make your code easier to use, maintain, and extend. You will learn how to best take advantage of those features — specifically how to leverage hashing and advanced collections.
What you'll learn
Whether you are writing scripts for your own use, building websites with something like Flask, or using machine learning frameworks like TensorFlow, you need to use collections in Python.
However, often there are multiple collection types that seem like the correct solution to your particular problem. Being able to pick the correct type is an essential skill to write effective Python code.
In this course, Core Python: Hashing and More Collections, you will learn about more of the collection types in Python and be able to pick the correct type and use that type more effectively.
- First, you will learn how to classify collection types to be able to easily determine what kind of functionality all the advanced collection types offer.
- Next, you will discover how to implement __hash__ and __eq__ to make your own types more useful in mapping types.
- Finally, you will explore more of the collection types in Python.
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Course FAQ
This advanced course is great for Python developers who want to embrace object-oriented features to make their code easier to use, maintain, and extend.
Learn how to classify collection types to be able to easily determine what kind of functionality all the advanced collection types offer, and discover how to implement __hash__ and __eq__ to make your own types more useful.
Before beginning this course, you should be familiar with Python and how to use the basic collection types like list and dict.
About the author
Although Jon spent the first few years of his professional life as an attorney, he quickly found chasing bits more interesting than chasing ambulances. He first worked at the University of Minnesota, building a financial reporting Web site using ASP and SQL Server, specializing in automatic integration between multiple data stores. Since joining the training industry in 1999, Jon has devoted his time to working on various projects while migrating from the world of ASP and COM to the world of .NE... more