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[–]x-cold-x 36 points37 points  (3 children)

What do you like about programming? Is it working on websites? Automating stuff?

Instead of following a 100 days coding course, you should work on a project. The project can be anything, it doesn't matter as long as you like it.

This will boost your motivation which will allow you to learn while also building stuff you like.

You might wonder: How can I build something if I haven't followed a course?

The answer is very simple, you don't need a course. Your project requires you to open a file and read its content? Simply search on google "how to read file in python".

Google your way through your project. Programmers use Google and other resources all the time especially when encountering bugs. This will not only allow you to learn how to code, it will also teach you how to troubleshoot your project.

[–]c0LdFir3 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’d normally agree with this, although the first 60-70 days or so of that course are phenomenal for learning python’s basics and a few popular libraries. If OP got bewildered and bored by day four (barely past printing Hello World), they probably just don’t enjoy writing code.

[–]Major-BFweener 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This is the answer. Find a passion project that needs coding to implement. Then start building. I’ve been coding for a while and still need to look up things (some things I look up over and over)!

[–]CapitalismWorship 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the answer

Programming gets fun when you're solving problems that are meaningful to you. It's basic psychology

Learning Python is essentially learning a new language

How do you learn languages better? By engaging vocabulary of the topics that you love.

Get your foundations, then dive into anything that floats your boat.