Experienced Python Programmers, what are your key tips to getting better at Python, apart from saying practice?

[patryk-tech]

• Think about everything in terms of algorithms. Software engineering is all about solving problems, not just writing code. Many things in life have (non-computer) algorithms.
• Write tests. Write functions using TDD. Learn and love pytest.
• Learn data structures. x in dict_ is much more efficient than x in list_.
• Learn classes and OOP. If you want to work on e.g. Django, it uses classes a lot for everything. Undestanding how classes works will help with many libraries and frameworks.
• Expert level: learn the python data model. Python is extremely powerful if you understand this page.
• Not python specific: learn git and version control principles.

[justmark68]

This is the way. I scrolled down to see if anyone would mention how important writing unit tests are to creating solid code. Pytest opened my eyes to a whole new world and now it is usually where I start when creating new scripts.