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Session 6: Metaprogramming
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* Metprogramming tools

* Class Decorators

* Metaclasses

Reading
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:ref:`metaprogramming`


Supplemental Readings
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*Fluent Python*: Chapters 19 -- 21

Metaprogramming overview
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David Beazley Tutorial on metaprogramming:

https://youtu.be/sPiWg5jSoZI


Descriptors:
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https://docs.python.org/3/howto/descriptor.html


Metaclasses:
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`About metaclasses <http://blog.thedigitalcatonline.com/blog/2014/09/01/python-3-oop-part-5-metaclasses>`_

`What is a metaclass in Python? <http://stackoverflow.com/a/6581949/747729>`_

`Python metaclasses by example: <http://eli.thegreenplace.net/2011/08/14/python-metaclasses-by-example/>`_

`A Primer on Python Metaclasses: <http://jakevdp.github.io/blog/2012/12/01/a-primer-on-python-metaclasses/>`_

`Advanced use of Python decorators and metaclasses <http://blog.thedigitalcatonline.com/blog/2014/10/14/decorators-and-metaclasses>`_


Exercises
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:ref:`exercise_mailroom_meta`