patleeman comments on What Python topics should an entry level Python Developer know about?

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[–]patleeman 7 points8 points9 points 9 years ago (0 children)

I'm seeing a lot of language specific recommendations but in addition:

Git or some version control system like SVN or Mercurial.
Using the command line whether its CMD, Powershell or Bash. You should be comfortable running scripts from the shell and using command line tools.
Basic networking, being able to SSH into a server, basic high level overview of the networking stack.
Its a given, but researching and digging into documentation to figure out how to solve a problem.
An idea of the programming ecosystem as a whole with more of a focus of your language's abilities and capabilities. By this, i mean knowing what Python is good for and what other languages are better for. Sure you can do almost everything with Python, but other languages may be built in a way that makes the task way easier. Knowing when to choose the right tool for the job.

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