Merge pull request #14 from gjbex/development

Development

Author: gjbex

.gitignore

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 downloads/
 eggs/
 .eggs/
-lib/
-lib64/
 parts/
 sdist/
 var/

source-code/README.md

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 ## What is it?
 
+1. `api-design`: illustrates how to design APIs in Python.
 1. `context-manager`: illustrates how to write your own context managers.
 1. `coroutines`: illustrates how to write coroutines in Python.
 1. `decorators`: illustrates how to write decorators in Python.
@@ -32,3 +33,5 @@ was used to develop it.
 1. `code-organization`: illustration of how to organize code in packages
    and modules.
 1. `error-handling`: simple illustration of error handling.
+1. `pyinstaller`: illustration of how to use `pyinstaller` to create
+   standalone executables.

source-code/api-design/README.md

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+# API design
+
+Designing an API is an important part of the software development process. It
+is the contract that defines how software components are used and interact. A
+well-designed API helps developers as well as users to understand the
+functionality of the software and how to use it.  It also contributes to the
+maintainability and scalability of the software.
+
+
+## What is it?
+
+1. `positional_vs_keyword_arguments.ipynb`: Jupyter notebook that illustrates
+   the difference between positional and keyword arguments in Python, and how
+   to enforce the use of either.