James Powell: So you want to be a Python expert? | PyData Seattle 2017

Why HN readers recommended it

HN calls it one of the best technical talks and the clearest explanation of decorators, generators and context managers.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

PyData

Topic

python data model

Format

talk

Level

intermediate

HN recommenders in dataset

6

HN mentions in dataset

6

Recommendation years in dataset

2020–2026

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From the original HN conversations

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• I work professionally in C/C++ and the instances I needed to use Python I always felt like I was missing the core understanding of the language and was writing C in a different syntax. I found James Powell's PyData 2017 talk "So you want to …

• I don't even use python. But this python expert video was absolutely amazing done by a true pro. James Powell [VIDEO]

• Another good (and entertaining) resource is James Powell's talk "So you want to be a Python expert" [1], the best explanation I've seen of decorators, generators and context managers. Good intro to the Python data (object) model too. [1] [VIDEO]