Comment on Ask HN: Intermediate Python learning resources?Comments−ingve13yIf you work with other languages in addition to Python, it's easy to fall back into old habits. You should internalize the content from these two excellent presentations:Raymond Hettinger's "Transforming Code into Beautiful, Idiomatic Python":http://pyvideo.org/video/1780/transforming-code-into-beautif...(pyvideo.org has a lot of other great talks and presentations.)Ned Batchelder's "Loop Like A Native":http://nedbatchelder.com/text/iter.htmlPython Module of the Week is also an excellent resource:http://pymotw.com/2/−jeffasinger13yWatching the video was worth it for realizing when you'd want the second argument of iter()
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If you work with other languages in addition to Python, it's easy to fall back into old habits. You should internalize the content from these two excellent presentations:
Raymond Hettinger's "Transforming Code into Beautiful, Idiomatic Python":
http://pyvideo.org/video/1780/transforming-code-into-beautif...
(pyvideo.org has a lot of other great talks and presentations.)
Ned Batchelder's "Loop Like A Native":
http://nedbatchelder.com/text/iter.html
Python Module of the Week is also an excellent resource:
http://pymotw.com/2/
Watching the video was worth it for realizing when you'd want the second argument of iter()