how to become a really good Python programmer?

[Cameron Laird]

In article <bsWdneSnANDktk3dRVn-gw at powergate.ca>,
Peter Hansen  <peter at engcorp.com> wrote:
>Randall Smith wrote:
>
>> I've been programming in Python for about 2 years.  I think it offers 
>> the best combination of simplicity and power of any language I have 
>> explored.  As I write more and larger and complex programs, I need to 
>> code better.  By better I mean clearer, cleaner, more efficient and 
>> maintainable.  As the subject states, I want to become a really good 
>> Python programmer.  
>
>I think one of the best ways to do that (in addition to the excellent
>suggestions you've already received) might be to learn test-driven
>development (TDD).  The things it will tell you about the clarity,
>cleanliness, efficiency, and maintainability of your own code will
>surprise you, and you'll likely improve rapidly in these areas as
>a result.
>
>Not to mention find yourself beginning to write code with fewer bugs!
>
>-Peter

Already mentioned in this thread was *The Python Cookbook*,
edited by leading practitioners of TDD.  For more on this 
book, as well as another written by the one of the authors,
see <URL: http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=7822/ur0303j/ >
and the references there.
-- 

Cameron Laird <claird at phaseit.net>
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