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Modern Python Cookbook

You're reading from   Modern Python Cookbook The latest in modern Python recipes for the busy modern programmer

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781786469250
Length 692 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (12) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Numbers, Strings, and Tuples 2. Statements and Syntax FREE CHAPTER 3. Function Definitions 4. Built-in Data Structures – list, set, dict 5. User Inputs and Outputs 6. Basics of Classes and Objects 7. More Advanced Class Design 8. Input/Output, Physical Format, and Logical Layout 9. Testing 10. Web Services 11. Application Integration

Using class-as-namespace for configuration

Python offers a variety of ways for packaging application inputs and configuration files. We'll look at writing files in Python notation because it's elegant and simple.

A number of projects allow the use of a class definition for providing configuration parameters. The use of a class hierarchy means that inheritance techniques can be used to simplify organization of parameters. The Flask package in particular, can do this. We looked at Flask in the recipe, Using the Flask framework for RESTful APIs, and a number of related recipes.

How can we represent configuration details in Python class notation?

Getting ready

Python notation for defining the attributes of a class...

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