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Python Object-Oriented Programming

You're reading from Python Object-Oriented Programming Learn how and when to apply OOP principles to build scalable and maintainable Python applications

Product type Paperback

Published in Nov 2025

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781836642596

Length 542 pages

Edition 5th Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

CPython

Concepts

Object Oriented Programming

Authors (2):

Steven F. Lott

Dusty Phillips

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Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Preface

1. Chapter 1 Object-Oriented Design

2. Chapter 2 Objects in Python FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 3 When Objects Are Alike

4. Chapter 4 Expecting the Unexpected

5. Chapter 5 When to Use Object-Oriented Programming

6. Chapter 6 Abstract Base Classes and Operator Overloading

7. Chapter 7 Python Type Hints

8. Chapter 8 Python Data Structures

9. Chapter 9 The Intersection of Object-Oriented and Functional Programming

10. Chapter 10 The Iterator Pattern

11. Chapter 11 Common Design Patterns

12. Chapter 12 Advanced Design Patterns

13. Chapter 13 Testing Object-Oriented Programs

14. Chapter 14 Concurrency

15. Other Books You May Enjoy

16. Index

Chapter 9
The Intersection of Object-Oriented and Functional Programming

There are many aspects of Python that appear more like functional programming than object-oriented programming. Although object-oriented programming is the focus of this book, there are compelling use cases for functional programming techniques. With Python, the underlying implementation is object-oriented. However, using some functional design techniques can make code more expressive. In this chapter, we’ll be covering a grab bag of Python features that are not strictly object-oriented:

Built-in functions that take care of common tasks in one call
An alternative to method overloading
Functions as objects

This chapter will scratch the surface of a very deep topic. For a deeper dive, see Functional Python Programming, https://www.packtpub.com/en-us/product/functional-python-programming-9781788627061.

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Authors (2)

Steven F. Lott

Steven F. Lott

Steven Lott has been programming since computers were large, expensive, and rare. Working for decades in high tech has given him exposure to a lot of ideas and techniques, some bad, but most are helpful to others. Since the 1990s, Steven has been engaged with Python, crafting an array of indispensable tools and applications. His profound expertise has led him to contribute significantly to Packt Publishing, penning notable titles like "Mastering Object-Oriented," "The Modern Python Cookbook," and "Functional Python Programming." A self-proclaimed technomad, Steven's unconventional lifestyle sees him travelling back and forth across the US. He tries to live by the words “Don't come home until you have a story.”

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Dusty Phillips

Dusty Phillips

Dusty Phillips is a Canadian software developer known for authoring several popular programming books.

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