Hi all,<div><br></div><div>I am new to the list, new to Python (as of a few years ago), and definitely new to programming/scripting. </div><div><br></div><div>I work as a practitioner for a company that has very little to do with programming of any kind, and I am the only one at the company that does any work in Python. Everything I know, up till now, has been self-taught. I have a substantial background in HTML/JavaScript, but most people don't count those for much of anything.</div>
<div><br></div><div>With that said, I was just curious to know some thoughts on how I could improve my Python skills? I already "do projects", and I try to do everything I can in Python (I am a statistician at my company), but I am at the point with my Python skills that I am submitting code to stackoverflow or on the Python IRC channel and all I get is a lot of dissension and frustrated posters about how my code can be "optimized better", "why did you do it THAT way?!", or that "it's not pythonic" -- all of which just turns out to be empty criticisms with little suggestions on how to improve my code. I imagine that if I were at a "Python company" I'd have coworkers that could 'soundboard' with me or give me pointers, but I don't have access to that. In fact, I don't know anyone else that works in Python... </div>
<div><br></div><div>Is there something you might suggest that I could 'do' to increase my skills as a python'er so the code I write is 'respectable'?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div>
<div>-J</div><div><br><div><div></div></div><br>
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