What's Next?
What to Explore Next
Web Development
- FastAPI -- Modern, fast Python web framework. Automatic API docs, type hints, async support. The fastest-growing Python web framework. fastapi.tiangolo.com
- Django -- The batteries-included framework. ORM, admin panel, auth, templates. Great for full-stack apps. djangoproject.com
- Flask -- Lightweight WSGI framework. Start small, add only what you need.
Data Science & AI
- NumPy -- Fast multi-dimensional arrays and linear algebra. The foundation of the scientific Python stack.
- Pandas -- DataFrames for data manipulation and analysis. Read CSV, SQL, Excel; filter, group, aggregate.
- Matplotlib / Seaborn -- Data visualization.
- scikit-learn -- Machine learning: classification, regression, clustering, pipelines.
- PyTorch / TensorFlow -- Deep learning frameworks for building neural networks.
Advanced Python
- async/await -- Asyncio for concurrent I/O without threads. Powerful for web servers and network clients.
- Type hints + mypy -- Static type checking in Python. Catches bugs at development time.
- Decorators and metaclasses -- Advanced metaprogramming patterns.
- Dataclasses --
@dataclassreduces boilerplate for data-holding classes.
Resources
- The Python Tutorial — Official Python docs, comprehensive and well-written.
- Real Python — Practical tutorials on all aspects of Python.
- Python Cookbook by David Beazley — Advanced recipes and idioms.
- Fluent Python by Luciano Ramalho — Deep dive into Python's data model.
- PyPI — The Python Package Index. Find packages for any task.