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Intermediate Python Development

This lesson covers intermediate Python development skills such as writing reusable code, using virtual environments, testing with pytest, and managing dependencies.

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Slug intermediate-python-development
Pathway Maintaining & Sustaining Software
Subtopic —
Skill Level Intermediate
OSS Role(s) Contributor, Maintainer
Resource Type tutorial
Time Required 16m
Author Carpentries Incubator Team
License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywords Python, software development, testing, virtual environments, packaging
Language(s) en

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Audience Python Developers, Researchers, Data Scientists
Competency Required Basic Python programming skills
Creative Work Status Active
Date Created 2021-08-01
Date Modified 2023-02-15
Date Published 2021-09-01
Domain General Open Source
Identifier https://carpentries-incubator.github.io/python-intermediate-development/
Is Part Of Carpentries Incubator Python Training Series
Learning Objectives After this lesson, the learner should be able to: - Apply intermediate Python development skills including virtual environments and packaging - Demonstrate collaborative development using Git feature branch workflows - Implement comprehensive testing strategies using pytest - Design modular software following Model-View-Controller architecture - Create well-documented, maintainable Python projects following community standards
Mentions pytest, https://docs.pytest.org, A testing framework for Python
Ospo Relevance Moderate
Prerequisite Notes python-basics
Sorting Id 29
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Topic Python
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