Foundations of Agile Python Development [Paperback]

The agile development movement represents the latest advances in tools and techniques intended to boost developer productivity. This is the first book to apply these sought after principles to Python developers, introducing both the tools and techniques built and supported by the Python community. Authored by Jeff Younker, who is perhaps best known for his creation of a popular Python testing framework, this book is sure to be a hit among readers who may have reached their limits of knowledge regarding the Python language, yet are seeking to improve their understanding of how sound processes can boost productivity to unparalleled heights.

The agile development movement represents the latest advances in tools and techniques intended to boost developer productivity. Authored by Jeff Younker, this is the first book to apply these sought after principles to Python developers.

If youre embarking on a Python development project, then you should buy this booktheres nothing quite like it. I know this because I was looking for it last year, and I couldnt find it. This book introduces the tools youll need to get started on agile projects in Python, and unlike any other book out there, it shows you how to tie them all together. Sure, there are many good books on agile development. A lot of them cover the devel- ment processes in great detail, and this is a good thing. Agile development is very much about human interactions and the environment surrounding software development, but there is a whole ecology of tooling to make everything work at a practical level. Agile development eschews extensive up-front specification, and it anticipates that the product will constantly change, but it puts in place rigorous checks to compensate for anti- pated change. Testing is an integral part of agile development from the very start, and it is pursued with ferocious rigor. You need software tools to facilitate testing. Agile projects have very short l#ò