Talk Python To Me #427: 10 Tips and Ideas for the Beginner to Expert Python Journey
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Aug 19, 2023 
Eric Matthes, an expert in teaching Python, shares 10 tips for going from Python beginner to expert. Topics include transitioning from beginner to expert in Python programming, setting goals for learning, motivations for learning programming and career transitions, challenges of simulating CI/CD, Django Simple Deploy and FastAPI, knowing your tools as a programmer, and networking/connecting with the Python community.
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Learn With Clear Goals
- Know why you are learning Python before diving deep into specifics.
- Use your goals to choose what skills and libraries to prioritize for faster progress.
Start With A Project
- Choose a concrete project to give context and motivation to your learning.
- Map new concepts directly to parts of that project to make practice relevant.
Using Python To Find Costly Problems
- Eric shares a story of a UPS employee who used Python to find systemic causes of package damage.
- That analysis saved millions and helped the person land a programming job using the story in interviews.