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Exercise: Document Your Code With Docstrings

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Writing Beautiful Pythonic Code With PEP 8 Joe Tatusko 08:00

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What PEP 8 Is and Why You Need It 01:57

Python Naming Conventions 04:38

Exercise: Name Constants the PEP 8 Way 08:00

Beautiful Python Code Layout 05:23

Getting Python Code Indentation Right 04:15

Formatting Python Comments 04:40

Exercise: Document Your Code With Docstrings 08:00

Whitespace in Expressions and Statements 07:01

Do's and Dont's: Python Programming Recommendations 05:10

Exercise: Check None and Emptiness the Pythonic Way 08:00

Using Linters for Better Code 05:24

Writing Beautiful Pythonic Code With PEP 8 (Quiz) 08:00

Writing Beautiful Pythonic Code With PEP 8 (Summary) 00:37

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