I’m in the process of learning Python while implementing build scripts and such. And for the moment everything is working fine in that the scripts do what they need to do. But I keep having the feeling I’m missing something, such as ‘The Python Way’. I know build scripts and glue scripts are not really the most exciting development work and may hardly be a candidate for revealing the true power of Python but I’d still like the opportunity to have my mind blown. I develop mostly in C# and I find that my Python code looks awfully similar in structure and style to a lot of my C# code. In other words I feel like I’m thinking in C# but writing in Python.
Am I really missing something?
(Note: I realize this isn’t so much a programming question and it’s quite broad and there may not be a definitive answer so mod me down into oblivion if you have to.)
I would recommend that you read up on Generators, Iterators,
itertoolsand above all List Comprehensions.These are the pillars of anything Pythonic. And for everything else, there is PEP-8.
Read up on these concepts and try using them wherever appropriate. All the best!
PS: Don’t forget to
import this😉Addendum: I would also aggregate some excellent suggestions given by others in this thread here: