Be active in a community like this. A lot of times people will post in the "discussions and news" sections new things that are happening with python, programming in general, etc. Or just by reading responding posts to others threads sometimes reveals new things unknown to the reader. You will often get notified of new and useful packages to complex problems this method that were unknown to you beforehand. Keep coding with python. As the versions tick by you will utilize new features, etc.
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