Advanced Python or Understanding Python

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.

This talk is part of the Advanced Topics in...

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• python
• google
• howto

[ZdenekProductions]

my next hour and fifteen minutes are booked.

[cipher10000]

havent tried ruby but python is great.

[moveaxebx]

@ThunderAppeal

How on earth did you put Python, Java and JavaScript under the same bell?

That just shows that you know nothing about programming as a concept and theory.

You probably know just one language and now you scream about it.

[sk8erpro10]

Gaara of the func():

[DarkAAProductions]

OMG 1 hour and 15 MINS!

[HighTechPanda]

lol he said Greedo van rossum

[TheHabboHax0r]

*mind explodes*

[addmoreice]

@ThunderAppeal

ad hominem ad hominem....

I said, yes. perl is easier for parsing. i agree. but perl can look like keyboard headbang spam, python does not. perl makes it real easy for a new programmer to do a lot of damage. python less so.

[ThunderAppeal]

@addmoreice Dear Moron, you dont have any 'salient' points the only thing you brought up was how to remove white spaces using perl and python. If that is the bulk of your programming experience with both languages, which judging by the way you are stalling and ignoring everything I said *prior* to your childish little example, then you are in fact an imbecile. Since it seems that you are willing to agree with that I'm willing to call it a draw if you are.

[addmoreice]

@ThunderAppeal

I repeated the salient points of the discussion yes....and notice your contribution has been 'nuh uh' and 'your stupid!' comments? I agreed where you where right, and showed the places where you where wrong with evidence.

It's called an argument. try it some time.

[ThunderAppeal]

@addmoreice Youre just repeating everything I told you earlier on. You dont even bother rereading any comments except your own.

And now youve regurgitated everything I wrote to you.

Please repeat yourself some more, I'm sure you feel proud of yourself when you do.

[addmoreice]

Strange, you didn't address any of the core of my comments. You ignored the points I made about ease of use for both experienced and beginner programmers (providing a trade off on skills of employees), ignored my point about 3rd party issues...and then deleted a bunch of spurious ad hominem attacks. The only point you DID make I fully agreed with you on....and pointed out how it's an unusual circumstance (though a valid one).

Joust at another windmill, tell me how that goes.