--- title: Clean Architecture with Python • Sam Keen & Max Kirchoff description: Sam Keen discusses his book on Clean Architecture in Python, emphasizing dependency management through layered onion architecture with strict inner domain... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/clean-architecture-with-python-sam-keen-max-kirchoff-97pzonxar twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Clean Architecture with Python • Sam Keen & Max Kirchoff | daily.dev og:description: Sam Keen discusses his book on Clean Architecture in Python, emphasizing dependency management through layered onion architecture with strict inner domain... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/clean-architecture-with-python-sam-keen-max-kirchoff-97pzonxar og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/97PZOnXar.png og:image:alt: Clean Architecture with Python • Sam Keen & Max Kirchoff og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Clean Architecture with Python • Sam Keen & Max Kirchoff **[GOTO Conferences](https://daily.dev/sources/goto)** · 36 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Sam Keen discusses his book on Clean Architecture in Python, emphasizing dependency management through layered onion architecture with strict inner domain layers and flexible outer framework layers. The conversation covers how clean architecture enables proper test pyramid implementation by reducing coupling, making unit tests simple and fast. Key principles include the dependency rule (dependencies point inward), domain-driven design for core business logic, and treating frameworks as replaceable details. The discussion also explores how clean architecture remains relevant for AI-assisted development by providing scoped contexts and architectural guardrails that help both humans and AI agents build maintainable systems. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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