How to get an overview and methodology of programming in Python

Question

I started learning Python and programming from scratch. I have not programmed it yet, so this is a new experience. I seem to understand most of the concepts, from variables to definitions and modules. I still need to learn a lot about what different libraries and modules do, and I also lack knowledge of OOP and classes in Python.

I see people who just program in Python like everything they have ever done, and I still just understand it.

Is there a way, some tools, a logical methodology that will give me an overview or a good understanding of how to deal with programming problems?

For example, I'm trying to create the parser that we need in the office. I also need to create a spider that will collect links from different sites.

Is there a formidable way to learn different modules to see what you need? Or is it just a nose for grinding stones and understand what the documentation says?

Sorry for the long question ..

Answer 1

MIT Intro to Computer Science course at the MIT OpenCourseWare website was taught using Python. There are 24 lectures available as videos that you can watch for free.

This is a scientific example, but it will give you a very solid foundation to start with.

Answer 2

Get started with the Essential Python Reading List , which has articles on how to code in Python and how to do it well.

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Answer 5

Perhaps it would be useful to get some information about object-oriented programming (what the whole class is talking about, and how do you know if your classes are good / poor / indifferent). Mark Lutz’s book Learning Python has a whole part (several chapters) in OO. If this material is new to you, it might be useful to take a look. Two other books that I found quite useful are: Python Cookbook (Alex Martelli, prolific contributor here) and Python Essential Reference (David Beazley).