Software Design in Python - 10 Python Anti-Patterns That Are Breaking Your Code

➡️ Try Lokalise today: https://bit.ly/arjancodes. Think your Python code is clean? Think again. In this video, I’m exposing 10 Python anti-patterns that look smart, but secretly create chaos. Stick around to see if you’re guilty of any… I know I was. 🔥 GitHub Repository: https://git.arjan.codes/2025/anti. 🎓 ArjanCodes Courses: https://www.arjancodes.com/courses. 💬 Join my Discord server: https://discord.arjan.codes. ⌨️ Keyboard I’m using: https://amzn.to/49YM97v. 🔖 Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:26 Using Exceptions for Control Flow 4:06 Using Classes with Only Static Methods Instead of Modules 5:15 Overriding Dunder Methods in Surprising Ways 9:33 Hardcoded Values Throughout Your Code 13:54 Writing Custom Decorators Just to Inject Stuff 15:57 Over-Engineering with Design Patterns You Don’t Need 19:00 Inappropriate Intimacy 20:39 Not Using Abstraction 23:14 Importing Everything with a Wildcard 24:15 Not Using Built-in Tools and Libraries 24:51 Final Thoughts #arjancodes #softwaredesign #python