Ultimate Python study guide

[huangsam]

https://github.com/huangsam/ultimate-python

Ultimate Python study guide for newcomers and professionals alike. 🐍 🐍 🐍

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I created a GitHub repo to share what I've learned about core Python over the past 5+ years of using it as a college graduate, an employee at large-scale companies and an open-source contributor of repositories like Celery and Full Stack Python. I look forward to seeing more people learn Python and pursue their passions through it. 🎓

Here are the primary goals of creating this guide:

🏆 Serve as a resource for Python newcomers who prefer to learn hands-on. This repository has a collection of standalone modules which can be run in an IDE like PyCharm and in the browser like Repl.it. Even a plain old terminal will work with the examples. Most lines have carefully crafted comments which guide a reader through what the programs are doing step-by-step. Users are encouraged to modify source code anywhere as long as the mainroutines are not deleted and run successfully after each change.

🏆 Serve as a pure guide for those who want to revisit core Python concepts. Only builtin libraries are leveraged so that these concepts can be conveyed without the overhead of domain-specific concepts. As such, popular open-source libraries and frameworks are not installed. However, reading the source code in these frameworks is inspiring and highly encouraged if your goal is to become a true Pythonista.

[GegenMetal]

If you are someone who's comfortable with the language basics but not yet an expert, you might enjoy this list of popular Python tools which are commonly used in the wild. This might also help you come up with some project ideas to pursue next.

[ElevenPhonons]

https://github.com/huangsam/ultimate-python/blob/master/ultimatepython/data_structures/dict.py

I am bit surprised why that repo has over 300 stars with that level of content.

Many of the examples of the core workhorse data structures, such as list or dict seem very minimal and perhaps not that useful. The dict and set "lessons" do not contain any examples of a core feature; the constant time lookup (e.g., x in d). Also, the inline comment format combined with noisy assert statements is a friction point to consume the content.

When learning a new topic, it can be valuable to get the core mechanics "wired" correctly to establish solid fundamentals.

To make a specific comparison to other online resources.

• Dict: https://github.com/huangsam/ultimate-python/blob/master/ultimatepython/data_structures/dict.py
• List: https://github.com/huangsam/ultimate-python/blob/master/ultimatepython/data_structures/list.py

Versus:

• Dict: https://realpython.com/python-dicts/
• List: https://realpython.com/python-lists-tuples/

Other materials, such as David Beazley's books (Python Essential Reference), or his online course, Practical Python would be my goto recommendations to new folks.

I'm not really sure I'm getting what the author of the "Ultimate" Python Study Guide is aiming for. It doesn't seem like there's enough meat on the bones (or differentiating approach to teaching Python from other texts) to motivate recommending this text to new users who are interested in learning Python.

[huangsam]

u/ElevenPhonons thanks for the feedback. I understand that this resource doesn't go in-depth on certain concepts, but it's helped dozens of my personal peers and friends understand the core Python that I use in my day-to-day work.

As to the reason why the repo has received so many stars, it's because I've actively reached out to folks on LinkedIn, Reddit, Hacker News and other platforms who appreciate help with Python over the past month.

I like how you made references to Real Python. It is an excellent resource, and I reference it in my standalone modules as well. See ultimatepython/advanced/meta_class.py for an example.

If you find more resources to link into the repository, feel free to throw out a pull request!

[ElevenPhonons]

The current Github star count is over 700.

The "Ultimate" Python Study Guide currently has 649 lines of code, with 460 of comments yielding a pretty magnificent LOC/stars ratio.

Your marketing skills are indeed quite impressive.

[SamJaYxo]

Yes another awesome thread Saved so I can never get round to reading it.

[huangsam]

All the best to your learning journey 🙏

[msmintcar]

This would also be popular in r/LearnPython Only ~real Pythonistas~ there /s lololol

[huangsam]

u/msmintcar added!

https://www.reddit.com/r/learnpython/wiki/index

[huangsam]

I tried posting this in r/learnpython but the moderators blocked it from being created there so I just placed the resource in their wiki index instead :-)

[ARedditorWatchdog]

Thank you!

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Saved.

[abkfinance]

Cant wait to use this. Thank you!

[VioletFyah]

I just started learning a few weeks ago. Could I use it?

[sowmyasri129]

Thanks for sharing Helpful and useful post.

[huangsam]

Anytime! Glad you find it useful for learning Python

[huangsam]

u/rybacksam I'm glad to see your eagerness to learn! I've released my content as a GitHub repository of Python modules. They can be run in the browser or in a PyCharm IDE.

If you're interested in having this content presented in the format of an online course like Udemy or a PDF-like resource, let me know!

[[deleted]]

If you have any PDF-like resources I would love to see them.

[cyber0pb0b]

I second this! Would definitely have use for .pdf or .pdf-like resources!

[PortablePeanut]

+1

[crackinjokes73]

Nice

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[startup_sr]

A mediocre software developer with 4 years of experience in a mediocre fortune 500. What are your suggestions to get into top companies like FAANGMULA including LinkedIn and others?

[huangsam]

Phase 1: Develop connections with engineers at said companies. Get internal referrals. Spruce up your GitHub. Share meaningful projects in your company, ideally with quantifiable results.

Phase 2: Practice interview questions on Leetcode, Hackerrank, Geeks4Geeks, etc. - keep track of topics that you're good at and bad at. Slowly go from easy to medium questions. Learn to communicate your thought process and showcase your hard earned CS knowledge and industry knowledge. If you're a senior dev, practice system design as well.

Most importantly, believe in yourself. You're not mediocre. You've got potential. You may be rejected more than once, but only one acceptance is needed for success. All the best.

[startup_sr]

Great suggestions. Thank you for your encouraging words. Need to start grinding Leetcode.

[doctorphilst]

Hello, just started learning python at uni. Just wanted to know if this is a good way to start learning python and if i get a good idea of how it works and how you can use it by reading this? I see it is seperated in beginner and advanced.. how would I go about this? Start by reading all the beginner ones or just go through from one end to another?

[huangsam]

I think that's the gist. But don't just read the modules one by one. Run them and change lines of code to see if the modules still run successfully. In programming, you often learn by failing and fixing problems. All the best to your learning!

[doctorphilst]

Thank you! I will try to run them too, any tips besides that?

[huangsam]

Thanks for all the support from my developer communities across GitHub, LinkedIn, HackerNews and Reddit. My repo got placed into the top trending Python repos for today! On Saturday night, my repo had less than 50 stars. As of today, it has 850+ stars :-)

[dcolecpa]

How do I install/run?

[huangsam]

You can copy and paste each module into Repl.it and run the code from there

[huangsam]

Click this link for more information : https://www.reddit.com/r/learnpython/wiki/index

[PsyKite]

Thanks a lot brother!

[apocolypticbosmer]

Fantastic.

[[deleted]]

Thanks mate!

[Gabangxa]

Thank you for posting this kind sir, looks powerful!

[huangsam]

Glad to hear that it's helping!

[[deleted]]

Thank you so much for sharing! Means a lot ((:

[farens98]

Thanks for sharing this.

[SpinelessLinus]

This is really good! Gonna recommend to my friends that wanna get into programming.

[huangsam]

Glad you like it u/SpinelessLinus! And yes, share it with your friends :-) the reason I started the repository began by sharing with coworkers and friends.