10 Python Anti-Patterns That Are Breaking Your Code

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Think your Python code is clean? Think again. In this video, I’m exposing 10 Python anti-patterns that look smart, but secretly create chaos. Stick around to see if you’re guilty of any… I know I was.

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🔖 Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:26 Using Exceptions for Control Flow
4:06 Using Classes with Only Static Methods Instead of Modules
5:15 Overriding Dunder Methods in Surprising Ways
9:33 Hardcoded Values Throughout Your Code
13:54 Writing Custom Decorators Just to Inject Stuff
15:57 Over-Engineering with Design Patterns You Don’t Need
19:00 Inappropriate Intimacy
20:39 Not Using Abstraction
23:14 Importing Everything with a Wildcard
24:15 Not Using Built-in Tools and Libraries
24:51 Final Thoughts

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