do design patterns still apply with Python?

Terry Hancock hancock at anansispaceworks.com
Thu Mar 2 19:02:39 EST 2006


On Thu, 02 Mar 2006 16:38:44 -0500
Roy Smith <roy at panix.com> wrote:
> In article <8SINf.1718$No6.40137 at news.tufts.edu>,
>  John Salerno <johnjsal at NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote:
> > Since Python does so many things different, especially
> > compared to  compiled and statically typed languages, do
> > most of the basic design  patterns still apply when
> > writing Python code? If I were to read a  design pattern
> > book (such as Head First Design Patterns), could I apply
> > their Java examples to Python easily enough, or does
> > Python require a  different perspective when applying
> > patterns?
> [...]
> The basic concepts in the pattern books are worth knowing.
>  You just have 
> to be able to tease apart the concepts from the
> language-specific cruft  that so often obfuscates the
> descriptions. 

This sounds like an article crying out to be written,
"(Learning) Design Patterns with Python".

Has it been written already?

Cheers,
Terry

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