Learn Python’s more advanced features by tinkering with some demo snippets, for a few minutes each day
Sometimes all you need to grasp an idea is to play around with some code. Run a script, add a breakpoint, change a line or two, and run the script again.
Python is pretty powerful even with its basic features. Usually, you don't need the fancy stuff. So why bother?
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It’s fun! Python is brilliantly designed and so much fun to delve into.
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Once in a while there's this tricky case that can be handled smoothly with an advanced feature.
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Developing libraries, tools, utilities & frameworks.
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Refactoring messy codebase, particularly with a lot of repetitive code.
Just clone this repo next to your work stuff. Every now and then take 10-15 minutes to tinker with a single script. Run it, debug it, modify the code, add some comments. This should fit even to a busy schedule, one step at a time.
The scripts aren't really helpful on their own, and don't lead to a complete system - they're just to demonstrate a point. Helpful features become apparent with progress, and are eventually used often.
These snippets are based-on/inspired-by countless videos, blog posts, courses, documentation, books & Stackoverflow answers. The primary Guru’s are David Beazley, Raymond Hettinger, Martijn Pieters & Brandon Rhodes.
In order not to get the busy programmer bogged down by a ton of further readings, only when a reference is absolutely necessary to better understand the snippet, it’s there. There is also a list of recommended resources, if you got the time, but the idea is just to jump to a random snippet at a time and tinker with it.
Use Python 3.10, but most of the scripts will probably run w/o an issue on earlier versions (pyenv is useful if your OS bundled Python is less than 3.10).
Easiest would be to cd the repo directory, and then:
$ pyenv local 3.10 (if required)
$ poetry shell