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

We begin by preparing our environment and learning how to use it at an advanced level. You'll discover new aspects of Python that are essential to your progress, as well as familiar elements that you may not have used before.

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• Script editors are a key ingredient for an advanced workflow.​

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

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

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Coding style is like a spoken language with proper pronunciation - 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 for production and teamwork.

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• Unravel the chaos of your scripts to make them collaborative, professional and team-friendly.

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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.

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With more advanced scripts, there is a greater need to write systematic code and structure away from the single-module solution or top-to-bottom approaches. To do this, you need to create interconnected, more robust but interdependent 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 to create more organized and maintainable code.​​

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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.

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Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) bridge the gap between the developer's intentions and the artist's goals. They provide a way to add options to an application so that it can be used in different ways depending on the user's needs. Creating an intuitive and easy-to-use 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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• Easily design Uis with the QtDesigner and integrate them into your Python code, reducing development time and making your code more maintainable.

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Finish the application you develop in this masterclass with a professional UI to ensure your application meets and exceeds your expectations and those of your users.