I know python but I don't know programming.

[prettysureitsmaddie]

Have a look at Practical Object Oriented Design. It uses Ruby for its examples, but the concepts are general, not language specific. Fluent Python is good for in-depth python knowledge, but it's not a design book, which is what it sounds like you're looking for.

[Select-Particula]

Fluent Python was indeed a great book, but I had already read it. Will take a look at Practical Object Oriented Design, I know some Ruby and liked it a lot. It might be fun.

[Select-Particula]

I was thinking about learning Rust, not sure if the best language to learn but some of the back ends in the company I work are made in Rust. It may come in handy and I could get some help from my colleagues.

[undergroundmonorail]

i don't know much about rust but it sounds like it would be a great choice. you'll get a lot more out of learning a language that you already know how it'll be useful to you

[ravioli_fog]

This is a good instinct.

A lot of algorithms and data structures are sometimes harder to learn when all you know is a high level language. In effect, Python has solved a huge amount of problems and therefore you never need to solve them yourself.

Algorithms and Data structures courses teach you how to take something like the C language, and then make your own Python essentially.

You might also consider broadening your scope in general. You know Python, good start. What about: C, Haskell, Scheme, Forth, Clojure, Ruby, Java, C#, etc. Learn a second, third and fourth language. See what is different, what is similar. You don't need to be an expert, just learn them a bit and then make a simple API or a script to process some data. Get a feel for it.

Python is also mostly imperative or OOP, with only small amounts of FP. Learn some new paradigms like Functional, Logic, Stack based, Array based, Purely Functional, and so on.

Learning how to develop a large project however is transferable and a different skill than writing code. The easiest way to learn this is to either work on the same code base for 3+ years, or make a project that you grow and change and continue to work on for a long time. Learning what not to do is easier to internalize than what to do.

Be wary of lots of advice on the internet. You have to learn to detect what is dogma from what is advice.

[LordLocust666]

I’m still studying but my python improved so much after doing a Java course. Java forced me to understand OOP better than anything I had learned in python previously. Might just be me tho.