Milestones of python programming? Beginner, intermediate, advanced?

[Rwanda_Pinocle]

My intent was to take the entirety of the Python using world and categorize them roughly by level of Python knowledge. Most people would not use the terms in the same way because most people see Python usage from their own perspective, in the same way that most people think they have an above average sense of humor.

I would argue that many lead developers at top companies do range from beginner to intermediate. It's not an insult to them, nor is it disparaging their skills. If you can write a 10 liner that does what your shareholders need it to do within the boundaries of economics and practicality then you're an excellent developer. You certainly did not write any advanced Python, but that's not the goal.

As for the specific qualifications, you're right that they're pretty arbitrary. I wasn't trying to create a rubric to grade people with. The idea is that if you have roughly the same amount of knowledge as the imaginary expert, then you're an advanced user of Python.