The author suggests that while learning python one should stick to using the standard library instead of using additional libraries that sometimes come with arc

The author suggests that while learning python one should stick to using the standard library instead of using additional libraries that sometimes come with archaic baggage or domain specific constructs that hinder learning. I think the author could have done with calling the standard library by name instead of just calling out specific packages. And of course missing are functools and itertools and collections which I find essential in writing concise and pythonic code. Instead they single out json and csv which are special purpose