What this book covers

Chapter 1, Working with Python Modules, looks at Python packages, modules, and namespaces, using virtual environments, and wrapping up Python code for distribution.

Chapter 2, Utilizing the Python Interpreter, explores Python command-line options, customizing interactive sessions, working with Python on Windows OS, and alternative Python interactive shells.

 Chapter 3, Working with Decorators, reviews Python functions and shows how to improve them with decorators.

Chapter 4, Using Python Collections, covers containers and takes an in-depth look at the collections available in Python.

Chapter 5, Generators, Coroutines, and Parallel Processing, focuses on iteration within Python and how it works with generators and then it moves into concurrent and parallel processing.

Chapter 6, Working with Python's Math Module, takes a deep pe into how Python implements a variety of mathematical operations.

Chapter 7, Improving Python Performance with PyPy, outlines improving Python performance using just-in-time compilation.

Chapter 8, Python Enhancement Proposals, discusses how improvements to the Python language are handled and looks at several current proposals.

Chapter 9, Documenting with LyX, demonstrates different techniques and tools to document code.