Welcome to the advanced Python documentation! Here, we dive deeper into powerful features and techniques that will elevate your coding skills. 🚀

1. Decorators 🧩

Decorators are a powerful way to modify or extend functions and classes. They allow you to wrap other code in a reusable way.

  • Use @decorator syntax to apply decorators
  • Common use cases: logging, access control, caching
  • Example: 
    @decorator
def my_function():
    pass
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2. Context Managers 📦

Context managers handle setup and teardown of resources automatically. They are essential for managing files, network connections, etc.

  • Use with statement to create context managers
  • Benefits: ensures proper resource cleanup, prevents leaks
  • Example: 
    with open('file.txt') as f:
    content = f.read()
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3. Metaprogramming 🔍

Metaprogramming involves writing code that manipulates other code at runtime. It's a complex but valuable technique.

  • Tools: type(), __metaclass__, inspect module
  • Applications: creating frameworks, dynamic class generation
  • Example: 
    class Meta(type):
    def __new__(cls, name, bases, attrs):
        return super().__new__(cls, name, bases, attrs)
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4. Advanced Data Structures 🧱

Python offers advanced data structures beyond basic lists and dictionaries.

  • collections module: Counter, defaultdict, OrderedDict
  • itertools for efficient iteration
  • heapq for priority queues
  • queue module for thread-safe operations
  • Example: 
    from collections import defaultdict
d = defaultdict(int)
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5. Asynchronous Programming ⚡

Asynchronous programming enables non-blocking operations, ideal for I/O-bound tasks.

  • Use async/await keywords
  • Libraries: asyncio, aiohttp, aiomysql
  • Example: 
    async def fetch_data():
    await asyncio.sleep(1)
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6. Design Patterns 🧭

Design patterns provide reusable solutions to common problems in software design.

  • Popular patterns: Singleton, Factory, Observer
  • Implementation: 
    class Singleton:
    _instance = None
    def __new__(cls):
        if cls._instance is None:
            cls._instance = super().__new__(cls)
        return cls._instance
  • For more on design patterns, visit our Python Design Patterns Guide

7. Advanced Error Handling 🛠️

Python offers robust mechanisms for handling exceptions and errors.

  • Use try/except/finally blocks
  • Custom exceptions: raise Exception("message")
  • Example: 
    try:
    # code
except ValueError:
    # handle error
finally:
    # cleanup
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For further exploration, check out our Python Basics Guide to build a stronger foundation. 📚