Advanced Python or Understanding Python 1 Hours 15 Minutes 43 Seconds
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Author
googletechtalks
Created
October 8, 2007
Updated
December 2, 2008
Length
1 Hours 15 Minutes 43 Seconds
Rating
4.71
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12,481
Description
Google Tech Talks
February 21, 2007
ABSTRACT
The Python language, while object-oriented, is fundamentally different from both C++ and Java. The dynamic and introspective nature of Python allow for language mechanics unlike that of static languages. This talk aims to enlighten programmers new to Python about these fundamentals, the language mechanics that flow from them and how to effectively put those to use. Among the topics covered are duck-typing, interfaces, descriptors, decorators, metaclasses, reference-counting and the cyclic-garbage collector, the divide between C/C++ data and Python objects and the CPython implementation in general.
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