#clean-code

3 articles tagged “clean-code”.

A dotted attribute access, obj.price, routed through a descriptor's __get__ and __set__ methods

PythonAdvanced

Python Descriptors: The Protocol Behind Properties and Methods

@property, bound methods, cached_property and __slots__ all run on one small protocol. Learn how descriptors work, the exact attribute lookup order, and how to write your own.

Oct 29, 20266 min read

Numbers 1 to 4 flow through n * n and become the list 1, 4, 9, 16

PythonBeginner

Python List Comprehensions: From Loops to Elegant One-Liners

Learn how list comprehensions work, when they make your code clearer, and when a plain for-loop is still the better choice.

Oct 26, 20264 min read

A function wrapped inside two decorator layers, @retry and @timed

PythonIntermediate

Python Decorators Explained Step by Step

Decorators look like magic, but they're just functions that wrap functions. Build your own timing and retry decorators from scratch.

Sep 9, 20264 min read