I use Python a lot, but not well. I usually start by writing a small script, no classes or modules. Then I add more content to the loops, and repeat. It's a bit of a trial and error learning phase, making sure I'm using the third party modules correctly, and so on. I end up with a working script, but by the end it looks messy, unorganized, and feels hacked together. I feel like in order to reuse it or expand it in the future, I need to take what I learned and rewrite it from scratch.
If I peeked over a Python expert's shoulder while they developed something new, how would their habits differ? Do they start with classes from the start? I guess I'm looking for something similar to "Large Scale C++ Software Design" for Python. Or even just a walkthrough of someone competent writing something from scratch. I'm not necessarily looking for a finished product that is well written. I'm more interested in, "I have an idea for a script/program, and here is how I get from point A to point B." Or maybe I'm looking for is best practices for how to organize the structure of a Python program. I love Python and I just want to be able to use it well. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
