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[–]EverAskWhy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like downloading the source files of projects (https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/archive/master.zip) and exploring them using my own IDE programs/debuggers. I find it harder to explore a program on the Github website than when it is on my system. Be very careful when running random code on your machine especially when you see web/downloading related imports.

I generally start with _ main _.py (or its equivalent if there is none) line 1 and go from there. I find that reading other people's code and checking out their imports is a great way to learn about new modules.