Metaprogramming with Python
A programmer’s guide to writing reusable code to build smarter applications
Sulekha AloorRavi
BIRMINGHAM—MUMBAI
Metaprogramming with Python
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Contributors
About the author
Sulekha AloorRavi is an engineer and data scientist with a wide technical breadth and deep understanding of many technologies and systems. Her background has led her to working on the advanced Python-based application development in the field of artificial intelligence. She enjoys solving real-world business problems with technology and working with data science and business intelligence teams to deliver real value.
She has 15+ years of experience in software engineering and has worked with major IT solution providers and international banks. She graduated with an engineering degree in information technology and later completed a postgraduate program in big data and machine learning. She also enjoys teaching artificial intelligence and machine learning.
About the reviewers
Florian Dahlitz has worked in the IT industry together with companies in the insurance, banking, and public industries to realize digitalization and automation as well as AI projects. He received a BSc in applied computer science from the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University and will shortly receive his MSc in information systems engineering and management from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Florian enjoys teaching others programming in Python and helps them raise their Python skills to the next level. He spends his free time in nature and likes to capture landscapes with his camera.
Sri Manikanta Palakollu is a full-stack web developer with experience in Java, Python, C, C++, databases, AEM, machine learning, and data science. He is a tech reviewer for various tech book publishers. He has published many articles in various fields, such as data science, programming, and cybersecurity, in publications such as HackerNoon, freeCodeCamp, and DDI. He also wrote a book named Practical System Programming with C, Apress Publications.
Sri Manikanta has won a national-level hackathon and regularly contributes to various open source projects. He has mentored more than 5,000 students in many national- and international-level coding hackathons hosted by multiple organizations, colleges, and universities.
Dr. Madhavi Vaidya is an experienced and qualified academician and researcher with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry, skilled in various programming languages.
Dr. Madhavi has an understanding and knowledge of various programming and database technologies, data analytics, information retrieval, software engineering, and project management. She is a strong education professional with a Master of Computer Applications and Doctor of Philosophy in the subject of computer science and engineering. One of the key areas of her research is big data analytics using Hadoop MapReduce and various big data technologies.