What do you focus on once you've learned the core concepts of the Python programming language and ecosystem?



Obviously, knowing a few fundamental packages in your space is critical. If you're a web developer, you should probably know flask or pyramid, and sqlalchemy really well. If you're a data scientist, import pandas, numpy, matplotlib need to be something you type often and intuitively.



But then what? Well I have a few topics for you! This week you'll meet Mark Summerfield, prolific author of many Python books. We spend time digging into the ideas behind his book Python in Practice: Create Better Programs Using Concurrency, Libraries, and Patterns.



What I really like about these topics is that they have a "long shelf life". You find them relevant over time even as frameworks come and go.



Links from the show:



Mark on the web: qtrac.eu



Books:

Python in Practice: Create Better Programs Using Concurrency, Libraries, and Patterns:

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Programming in Python 3: A Complete Introduction to the Python Language:

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Rapid GUI Programming with Python and Qt: The Definitive Guide to PyQt:

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Advanced Qt Programming: Creating Great Software with C++ and Qt 4:

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Programming in Go: Creating Applications for the 21st Century:

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Advanced Python 3 Programming Techniques:

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Programming in Python 3: A Complete Introduction to the Python Language:

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Packages:

APSW package: rogerbinns.github.io/apsw

cx_freeze: cx-freeze.sourceforge.net

pywin32: sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32

roman package: pypi.python.org/pypi/roman

wmi package: timgolden.me.uk/python/wmi

Records: SQL for Humans:

kennethreitz.org/essays/introducing-records-just-write-sql



Extras:

Michael's episode on Away From The Keyboard pocdast:

awayfromthekeyboard.com

Updated course / player:

talkpython.fm/course


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