Turns out learning Python basics in a weekend is actually possible

Ngl, I was super skeptical when my coworker told me I could pick up Python fundamentals in just two days. I'd tried coding before with those 3 hour YouTube tutorials and quit every time. But last Saturday I locked myself in with Automate the Boring Stuff and actually wrote a working script by Sunday night. It was just a simple file renamer for my store's inventory sheets, but it saved me 45 minutes on Monday alone. Has anyone else had a fast win that changed their mind about learning to code?

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tarak1712d ago

Did you try doing a project right from the start? That's what made it click for me too. I spent a whole Saturday building a little script that grabbed weather data from a website and texted me if it was going to rain. Sounds dumb but seeing it actually work made me feel like a wizard lol. I think the mistake people make is trying to learn everything first instead of just making something that solves a small annoying problem.

theagarcia12d ago

omg @tarak17 yes this is exactly what I'm talking about lol. I tried the whole "learn the basics first" approach and it just made me want to quit after like two days. But once I just dove into a tiny project something clicked where the frustration turned into excitement instead. That weather script sounds legit btw not dumb at all because it solves a real problem you actually had. I think that's the secret right there finding something annoying in your own life and just coding a fix for it no matter how small. It's wild how much difference it makes when youre not just copying tutorials but actually building something you care about. Honestly wish someone had told me this years ago wouldve saved me so much time lol.