Python Design Patterns (was Re: Should I learn Python or Java?)

[Jason Cunliffe]

A very readable patterns introductory book is:

"A UML Pattern Language" by Paul Evitts.
300 pages 1 edition (February 2000)
Amazon price = $40.00

Macmillan Technical Publishing; ISBN: 157870118X
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/157870118X/hallbook/107-8994515-32589
04

He does not overevangelaize a 'one and only true path to enlightenment'.
Rather the book engages the reader to folow the key ideas against a
historical development of key concepts.
Illustrated with good examples, concise writing style and an open
exploratory attitude.


Another highly recommended book is:

Pattern Languages of Program Design 4 (Software Patterns Series)
by Neil Harrison (Editor), Brian Foote (Editor), Hans Rohnert (Editor)

Amazon Price: $42.95
Paperback - 784 pages 1 edition (December 17, 1999)
Addison-Wesley Pub Co; ISBN: 0201433044
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201433044/qid=979264577/sr=1-4/ref=s
c_b_4/107-8994515-3258904


This is an excellent lively anthology inclding some great shor section
editorials.
I wodl say htis vlume is more readily adapted to immediate Python
programming because so many of the examples are so good.
The book presentes a very instructive array of authors, approaches and
levels of analysis, which in my world translates into more useful.
It is a better bang for the buck, not becuaes it is fatter but because it is
richer in scope.

Botha are general non-cod oriented books which makes htem suitabel as much
for python as any other.

Please, let me know if you find a Python specific Patterns book.
I susepct none exist and think it coudl be an excellent idea:

"Experiments in Design Patterns with Python"
..anyone ??

- Jason
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D-Man <dsh8290 at rit.edu> wrote in message
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> On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 11:55:04AM -0600, Stephen Boulet wrote:
> | Brian Zhou wrote:
> [snip]
> |
> | Can anyone recommend some literature about design patterns that would be
> | helpful to someone learning to program python?
> |
>
> There's always the Gang of Four book "Design Patterns".  For the
> examples they use mostly C++ with some Smalltalk.  Some things would
> be implemented quite different in python (such as Singleton) due to
> python's nice dynamic nature.
>
> I'm interested to know if there is any literature re Python specific
> design patterns (or the Pythonic way of implementing the Gang of
> Four's patterns).
>
> -D