Perfectly Awesome

python versions
project directory
version numbering
coding styles

intro
import system
standard libraries - essential modules

atexit, argparse, bisect, calendar, codecs, collections, copy, csv, datetime, fnmatch, glob, io, json, logging, multiprocessing, operator, os, random, re, select, shutil, signal, threading, tempfile, urllib, uuid

intro
Sphinx and reST
Sphinx modules
Sphinx extensions

history
packaging with pbr
wheel format
package installation
sharing your work
Nick Coghlan

why fragmented package ecosystem?
setuptools tips & hints
PEP 426
wheels & standard library

entry points

virtualenv

basics
fixtures
mocking
scenario data
test streaming & parallelism
coverage
virtualenv setups with tox
policy aka best practices
Robert Collins

preferred testing policy?
python code for testability?
unit test organization?
tools
future trends

creating decorators
how methods work
static methods
class methods
abstract methods
mixing static, class & abstract methods
super

intro
generators
list comprehensions
functions

map(func,iterable)
filter(func|none,iterable)
enumerate(iterable,start)
sorted,all,any(iterable)
zip(iterable...)
first
functools.partial
itertools module

chain()
combinations()
compress()
count()
cycle()
dropwhile()
groupby()
permutations()
product()
takewhile()

Hy programming language
Paul Tagliamonte

why create Hy?
tips & tricks
status & goals
Python interoperability? packaging?
pros & cons

data structures
profiling
ordered lists & bisecting
namedtuples & slots
memoization (caching results)
PyPy
achieving zero copy with the buffer protocol
Victor Skinner

optimization starting points
preferred tools
performance tricks
poor performance area
common mistakes

multithreading & Global Interpreter Lock (GIL)
multiprocessing vs multithreading
async & event-driven architectures
service-style architectures

SQL vs RDBMS - the object-relational impedance mismatch
streaming - Flask & PostgresQL
RDBMS concepts
PostgresQL pros & cons

standard library
external libraries
using six

single dispatcher
context managers