Hey Pythonista,
Often people don't realize how stuck they were till working with an experienced developer coach.
And they are amazed to see how fast they advance when they start focusing on the right things, daring to make mistakes, and iterating fast with laser-focused goals + feedback loops.
We want to take a moment to celebrate some of the amazing wins people that work with us achieved last week thanks to their hard work, persistence, and our structured coaching:
Here is what they shared:
FZF: Finding this tool is going to save hours of file searching in my career.
uv is way better than pyenv. I fought my python set up for most of Monday afternoon since the PATH variable was influence by pyenv even after removing it. I learned a bit more of where various python distributions are stored on my machine and am happy to see first hand how uv can be an all-in-one solution.
- Created a simple api to create users into a SQLite databse and a simple reflex app to see the users from the database
- Modularized my workspace/project
- I had a couple breakthroughs in my session with my coach this week -- I understand what return does in a function now, and I have a better understanding of () and arguments
- Updated my code to be able to connect to a database and read, write, update and delete data from a table.
- This week I expanded my skills in building web interfaces using Flask. Understanding routing, templates, and app structure is giving me a solid foundation for backend and full-stack projects.
I’ve been exploring tools like breakpoint() and pdb, not just for fixing issues, but as a way to write code more confidently. Stepping through the execution flow helps me understand how each part behaves and interactively test logic before committing to a final version — a huge productivity boost!
I’ve strengthened my skills in unit testing with pytest — learning how to test edge cases, improve code coverage, and even explore mutation testing. I'm now beginning to learn functional testing using Playwright, opening the door to automated, end-to-end test strategies.
Each day, I reinforce and expand my understanding of foundational Python topics:
Writing clean, readable code by following the PEP 8 style guide, applying exception handling to build more robust applications, using generators to handle large or lazy data sets efficiently, knowing when to use tuples vs namedtuples vs dataclasses.
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We are super happy and proud with what people are achieving with us. Also that these wins are at all levels, everybody starts at a different level and that's ok.
It often took people serious consideration before jumping into one of the programs, because it does require a financial and time investment.
However, once inside they quickly realize how much time and frustration they started saving, because of the way we've structured our programs and the goal oriented, high accountability learning environment we've created for them.
People are also often surprised being an effective developer is so much more than just the Python knowledge. One thing is to learn about a Python concept, another one is applying it to a practical use case, writing maintainable code with thorough tests and using the right tool chain.
Whether you're brand new to Python, know some basics but haven’t built a full project, or have shipped something but still doubt you're doing it the right way...
We have programs for each level, getting you up to speed quickly.
Check them out below, and if interested reach out to us. We want to talk with you and help you reach your goal fast, especially in these times where tech moves fast and the knowledge / experience bar is steadily rising.
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