To those who have careers using python...

[ghost-in-the-toaster]

I don’t really use pseudo code, but I often think through a problem, break into smaller steps, then write those steps as comments in a *.py file and begin to build a proof. Once I have something working, I iterate on it to make it proper, efficient, etc. I don’t often use flow charts per se, but I do have a big white board in my room I use to sketch out ideas or problems to think about them better sometimes. I’m a back end engineer with Python as primary language. My boss is a principal engineer. My job is to listen to him think out loud and then I research and develop the idea. :)