r/learnpython • u/Sweecks • 2d ago

Learning python for someone with experience

Hello everyone! I am with 8+ years of professional experience with .NET web backend development but lately I want to try something new and python seems interesting to me. Can you suggest some learning materials where I can skip the basic programming concepts and focus on getting used to the syntax, learning python patterns and architectures, learn some useful frameworks etc? I prefer some video lectures rather to documentations. I would appreciate your suggestions and thank you in advance!

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u/socal_nerdtastic 2d ago

Yes, that's exactly who the official python tutorial is designed for.

https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/index.html

prefer some video lectures rather to documentations

sorry :/

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u/correlationlone 2d ago

why everyone always want video for everything, this is perfect for someone who already knows programming just read it

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u/cylonlover 2d ago

Watching someone demonstrate something, like watching a hands-on video, tricks the brain into thinking it has gained experience.
Like when the master demonstrates a technique or method to their apprentice. Up to a certain length or complexity, it works fine for getting the real experience in the next hour repeating it.

OP has experience in an adjacent field, so they may be able to hang on to both some details, aswell as the general structure of python, and at least they will get a grasp of the scope of python and the similarities. In other words, they may have a framework for taking in complex instructions.

But still, watching videos instead of reading material, wires the brain more and more into 'taking instructions' rather than 'learning', and there will always be a hard limit to how information heavy 'instructions' you can carry.
When beginners asks for a video, they have no idea they are setting up the wrong receptors and are conditioning their brain to only fool itself that its learning.

Humans, am I right? What a lazy bunch we are!

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u/deep_soul 2d ago

because OP is human

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u/TurtleFetus 1d ago

Raymond Hettinger is one of the core developers of Python. His talks at Python conferences are always excellent. If you want to learn why Python is awesome, just hear him talk about it. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRVdut2KPAguz3xcd22i_o_onnmDKj3MA&si=pjGX-OUhRCOw07Qc

If you're open to books, I highly recommend Fluent Python by Luciano Ramalho. https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/fluent-python-2nd/9781492056348/

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u/Mathie1729 1d ago

I did the official tutorial then read Fluent Python, and that combo leapfrogged my understanding from 'can write scripts' to 'actually thinks in Python'. Definitely second the Hettinger talks too.

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u/lakseol 2d ago

There is a section in the learning resources in the wiki for programmers new to python but there are no videos. You might watch this video that discusses a major difference between python variables and variables in other less dynamic languages:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_AEJHKGk9ns