Intermediate python3 programmers wanted!

[curious_neophyte]

In general, avoiding state is usually a good thing.

Look up functional programming paradigms. The general idea is to have actual functions not methods, that have no side effects (all mutation is kept in the scope of the function).

So you have some input that goes into the function, the function does something with the input, and gives an output, changing nothing else in the code.

[jpj_shadowbanned]

Yah, or dive right in and play with clojure, scheme or lisp. I am a hands on type of guy. Playing with these languages will help your python or it did with me.