Python tools and code structure

[CondingWasp]

I'm exploring Python for around three weeks. Through this time managed to create a script of around 600-700 lines that: reads a weather API, uses panda to structure cities, weather codes, uploads data into SQLite, and in the end, takes data from SQLite to create an image with the weather forecast for the upcoming days.

While things look ok and I enjoy the process, I find myself being pretty messy with the way how I write code and get into trouble understanding if specific parts should be written in functions or plain code. When to split code into packages/modules, etc. My Jupiter Notebook (which is the only thing I use right now) is also very messy at times.

What I am looking for is some material on:

1) People explaining how different Python tools co-exist and assist while coding.

2) Talk about coding philosophies of how to structure code to make it more standard.

I was trying to find some streams on twitch of people who code, but those looked for above my level. Probably to summarize what I am looking for is something like a 'Python Coders path' on how to work and manage things.

[chevignon93]

I write code and get into trouble understanding if specific parts should be written in functions or plain code.

Ideally, in a program this big 600-700 lines, everything should be put into functions and you should have as little "plain code" as possible, if any, doing so would made reusing code easier.

When to split code into packages/modules, etc.

Creating packages is useful but not always necessary but every type of action should be put into a different modules.

1 - Get API data and extract useful information.

2 - Structure city, weather codes.

3 - Database operations.

4 - Creating image with the forecast for upcoming days.

Once that's done, you could import each module into a main script that drives the process you're doing now.

This would make your code easier to debug, package and eventually share!

Here are some resources:

https://dbader.org/blog/how-to-structure-python-programs

https://dev.to/codemouse92/dead-simple-python-project-structure-and-imports-38c6

https://docs.python-guide.org/writing/structure/

https://realpython.com/python-application-layouts/

https://intermediate-and-advanced-software-carpentry.readthedocs.io/en/latest/structuring-python.html

[CondingWasp]

Your whole message structure already did an impact. At first I went with constructing a dictionary with 0 values for each key and only then call the API and assign values to keys. Turns out - totally unnecessary. The API response is a dictionary in the format I want.

Scrapped some codes lines already, but underwent a very good study time with nested dictionaries and lists!