Leveling up skills – from Notebooks to Applications in ’25 /u/gray_clouds Python Education

I built a Django application when I first started learning Python a few years ago. It was a little bit overkill because I mostly just do ETL-oriented scripts for my business (eCommerce). So I shifted to using Notebooks and have been developing that way for a long time. I like the ability of Notebooks to build up your code one cell at a time, testing output, writing notes etc. But I feel like I’m not using Python to the full potential. Here are some issues I’d like to improve:

1) Jump in and code quickly, using features in the IDE to build and test output incrementally, rather than making a notebook every time.

2) Build with more architectural sophistication and modularity.

3) Maximize the benefit of AI. Avoid having to copy / paste long segments of code back and forth.

Any help appreciatted!

I built a Django application when I first started learning Python a few years ago. It was a little bit overkill because I mostly just do ETL-oriented scripts for my business (eCommerce). So I shifted to using Notebooks and have been developing that way for a long time. I like the ability of Notebooks to build up your code one cell at a time, testing output, writing notes etc. But I feel like I’m not using Python to the full potential. Here are some issues I’d like to improve:

1) Jump in and code quickly, using features in the IDE to build and test output incrementally, rather than making a notebook every time.

2) Build with more architectural sophistication and modularity.

3) Maximize the benefit of AI. Avoid having to copy / paste long segments of code back and forth.

Any help appreciatted!