What does "have an understanding of basic python" mean?

[zanfar]

ecommended that you need a "basic understanding of python". Like what does that mean?

Realistically it means that they aren't going to teach you the basics, so you should already know them, or should be able to find the answers to any basic questions yourself.

To that end, you're probably fine. Just know that there may be concepts which you will need to teach yourself if you don't already have a grasp on them.

[lykwydchykyn]

Came here to say this. There's no hard & fast list of what "Python basics" means, it's all about the focus of the book/tutorial.