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DESCRIPTION:Python's elegant simplicity often hides a powerful system of in
 ternal conventions\, many revolving around the humble underscore (_). This
  talk\, "Life Under the _: A Guide to Python's Internal Conventions\," dem
 ystifies the rules and mechanisms behind the scenes of Python's most power
 ful features. We will explore the single underscore (_) for stylistic clar
 ity\, the purpose of name mangling using double underscores (__)\, and the
  practical application of "Dunder Methods" (e.g.\, __init__\, __add__) for
  customizing object behavior and implementing language protocols. Finally\
 , we will dive into Python’s attribute access logic and the sophisticate
 d mechanics of Data and Non-Data Descriptors\, the building blocks for fea
 tures like @property\, classmethod\, and staticmethod. Attendees will leav
 e with a clearer understanding of how to read and write more idiomatic\, m
 aintainable\, and powerful Python code.
DTSTAMP:20260501T070409Z
LOCATION:Pardo Hall (Secondary Hall)
SUMMARY:Life Under the _: A Guide to Python's Internal Conventions - Neil R
 iego
URL:https://pretalx.com/python-asia-2026/talk/LJ7GWD/
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