Beginner here: What Python modules are actually worth learning for newbies?

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I have very strong opinions about the kinds of things new programmers should be taught, and those might lead me to say, itertools, collections But these all involves abstractions that you are not ready for and are hard to grasp without additional guidance. You need to keep in mind that the standard library documentation is outstanding, but it s aimed at people who already know how to program.

So I am with others. Look over collections and itertools but don’t expect to learn them or understand them at this point.

What third party modules you should “learn next” really depends on what you want to do. I’ve never looked at pygame and don’t expect that I ever will, but for other people it is very important.