The Missing Chapter is a collection of often missed, forgotten or misunderstood topics. It rounds up your basic Python education and hints at topics that you should be aware of before starting on the advanced level.

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• Python 3

• tuple

• indentations

• escape characters (\n, \", \\)

• "" vs '', == vs is, arguments & parameters

• scope, local and global variables

• Google, API documentations and forums

We start by preparing our environment and learning how to use it at an advanced level. You'll discover new aspects of Python that are essential for your progress, in addition to uncovering familiar elements that you may not have utilized before.

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• Master the most important advanced tools and learn how to use them efficiently in your work..​

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• Explore the exact workflows that professionals use to get the most out of their tools.

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• Examine the most common and helpful plugins, shortcuts, tips and tricks.

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• Learn how to integrate Git into your workflow for a higher production level.

Coding style is like a spoken language with proper pronunciations - it creates a better understanding of what others are saying. By developing a well-structured codebase with a consistent coding style, you can add a layer of clarity, collaboration, and care to your work, and even have fun while doing it. This is essential in production and team work.

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• Understand the professional module structure​ and how tools are build

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• Unravel the chaos of your scripts and make them collaborative and team-ready

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• Integrate documentation and comments into your code workflow, making it easier for you and your team to understand and maintain your codebase.

With more advanced scripts it becomes more necessity to write systematic code and to structure away from the one-module solution or top-to-bottom approaches. To achieve this, you need to create interconnected, more robust but dependent modules that live as part of a system and use what is there instead of reinventing the wheel each time.

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• Understand the importance of classes and how to use them in your scripts to create more organized and maintainable code.

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• Control your tools with configuration files and save your data in data files, improving your workflow and making it easier to work with larger datasets.

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• Optimize and cultivate an advanced Python workflow using professional practices, enabling you to collaborate more effectively with others, reduce errors, and increase productivity.

Graphic User Interfaces (GUIs) create a bridge between the intentions of the developer and the goals of the artist. They provide a way to add options to an application so it can be used in different ways, according to the users' needs. Creating an intuitive and easy-to-handle UI is an art form in itself and should be an essential part of your time investment when developing an application that interacts with a user.

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• Build software-independent and beautiful User Interfaces using PySide, making your applications more user-friendly and visually appealing.

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• Design UIs easily with the QtDesigner and integrate them into your Python code, reducing development time and making your code more maintainable.

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• Build your app from scratch with a professional UI, ensuring that your application not only meets but exceeds the expectations of your users.