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    copied!<p>I thought the process of Python mastery went something like:</p> <ol> <li>Discover <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_comprehension#Python" rel="noreferrer">list comprehensions</a></li> <li>Discover <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_syntax_and_semantics#Generators" rel="noreferrer">generators</a></li> <li>Incorporate <a href="http://docs.python.org/library/functions.html" rel="noreferrer">map, reduce, filter, iter, range, xrange</a> often into your code</li> <li>Discover <a href="http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonDecorators" rel="noreferrer">Decorators</a></li> <li>Write recursive functions, a lot</li> <li>Discover <a href="http://docs.python.org/library/itertools.html" rel="noreferrer">itertools</a> and <a href="http://docs.python.org/library/functools.html" rel="noreferrer">functools</a></li> <li>Read <a href="http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0596514980" rel="noreferrer">Real World Haskell</a> (<a href="http://book.realworldhaskell.org/read/" rel="noreferrer">read free online</a>)</li> <li>Rewrite all your old Python code with tons of higher order functions, recursion, and whatnot.</li> <li>Annoy your cubicle mates every time they present you with a Python class. Claim it could be "better" implemented as a dictionary plus some functions. Embrace functional programming.</li> <li>Rediscover the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategy_pattern#Python" rel="noreferrer">Strategy</a> pattern and then <a href="http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0596007124" rel="noreferrer">all those things</a> from imperative code you tried so hard to forget after Haskell.</li> <li>Find a balance.</li> </ol>
 

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