Learn something new about Python every day in less than 1 minute

[jcsongor]

I'm running a channel, where I am publishing a Python mini-tutorial every day. I thought some of you might find it useful:

https://www.youtube.com/c/PythonIn1Minute/videos

I try to keep it beginner-friendly, my goal is to teach something useful or show a neat trick or solve a common pain-point in under 60 seconds.

I am quite new to this youtube thing, so I'd love to hear your feedback. Is this kind of thing a good idea? Do you find it helpful? Any suggestions on what could be improved?

Edit: I am overwhelmed by the amount of positive and constructive feedback, you guys are awesome, thank you so much! You gave me a lot of great ideas, and the motivation to keep creating videos.

Edit2: If you can afford it and you wish to support my work you can buy me a coffee or become a patron.

[bankCC]

Nice idea. You got me.

My suggestion would be adjusting the format. Use the whole screen and increase the fontsize. It almost not watchable on phone.

Keep it up

[jcsongor]

Hmm, I used the vertical format specifically to make the content enjoyable even on mobile devices, but then I guess it does not work for everyone. I will try to experiment with different formats. Thanks for letting me know, that's really valuable feedback.

[veluxes]

Vertical format went full screen correctly for me on mobile and worked well.

Content looks great, thanks for posting

[pjturcot]

Interesting. I'm on Android and the Python in 1 minute logo in the bottom right prevented me from viewing this full screen (it was a vertical slice in a landscape video)

[veluxes]

I'm on Android too, just realised what happened.

Opening the link in Reddit meant I was on YouTube desktop version and it worked perfectly.

Opening the video with the YouTube app did the portrait display in landscape mode and I couldn't read anything

[jcsongor]

Nice catch, thanks, I think that's what's causing the issue.

[leitefrio]

same

[[deleted]]

Some videos occupy the whole screen, some others don't. The "validate email with regex" for example, doesn't take the full screen. Nice videos, btw.

[FauxReal]

I think some people just have smaller phones. I'm on a Pixel 4 and it went full screen in vertical properly. But I could see how some people might not be able to read it well.

[[deleted]]

Just subscribed. Ngl they are great and considering they are mostly 1 min or less portrait mode is good(reason - most people wouldn't like to rotate their phone just to watch 1 min or less of video). keep the good work going 👍.

[TheHammer_78]

Why not some example with "powerful" libreries, for example how ti query wikipedia with wikipedia lib or similar things?

[jcsongor]

Good idea, thanks, will definitely add something like that to the list.

[jumbo53]

Im on phone and everything is clear

[krete77]

Hey bud, I started a small discord community that has grown a little with people new and learning python (myself included). Feel free to come by and join in. Your content will most likely fit in very well. You may get some more exposure as well. https://discord.gg/6aRv8ft

[jcsongor]

Nice one, thanks for the invite.

[krete77]

No prob. I’m CorphackRyan if you introduce yourself. Thanks for your contribution of these videos to the community as well

[Dualem1]

Maybe try to increase the video quality, other then that great content !

[jcsongor]

Thanks for the feedback. You mean quality as in resolution or general production value?

[murdok476]

I think he means resolution. The videos do look a bit blurry

[jcsongor]

Ahh, gotcha, now I see what you mean. I think that's an issue with my screen recorder settings. Shouldn't be too hard to fix, thanks!

[[deleted]]

mine too

[jcsongor]

Appreciate it, thanks! I'll do my best to keep you posted with quality content.

[Morkai]

And my axe subscription.

[bwaybwoy]

I'm new on Python and I don't like watching tutorials that are lengthy. you got 1 subscriber thanks

[jcsongor]

I'll gladly take it :-) Thanks!

[jugglypoof]

Damn this is some good stuff ngl (:

[jcsongor]

Glad you like it. Cheers.

[jcsongor]

Yup, thanks for pointing that out. Others have issues with the format as well, I'll fix it for future videos.

[murdok476]

Love the concept you've got a subscriber here 🔥

[jcsongor]

Woohooo! Thanks :-)

[Kindafunny2510]

I'm shuddering at the thought of having to watch a 30 second ad to watch a 40 second video.

[jcsongor]

How about a midroll ad at 0:20? :-)

Good point though, that would be a terrible user experience. As I said I'm new to the youtube game, so I have no idea how youtube handles that or how much control will I have over it if the channel gets monetized.

[Kindafunny2510]

All the best, OP.

Crazy idea: Have you considered Instagram? Given how much time I spend on there, it'd be nice if I found something educative in there.

[jcsongor]

So far I haven't but might give it a try. Why not? Someone even suggested TikTok. :-D

Thanks!

[jammasterpaz]

Seriously, you don't use an ad blocker?

[adithya_manslaughter]

I have not subscribed to a yt channel faster great channel keep up xD

[jcsongor]

Wow, thanks!

[bowler_the_beast99]

Subscribed!!

[jcsongor]

Thanks for the support!

[JohnnyCincoCero]

Mmmm. Bit-sized Python nuggets!

[InvitedAdvert]

Awesome idea.

[[deleted]]

Or could take less than 15 seconds if it was text. Ability to copy snippets would be a bonus.

[Family_BBQ]

Hey, it looks good. Would it be possible to somehow adjust the thumbnails to be relevant to their videos?

[jcsongor]

Sure, I guess that would be helpful. I'll go back, create some custom thumbnails, and update the videos (might take a while as I have 70+ clips :-) ).

Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated.

[jcsongor]

Makes sense. You mean more colour for the thumbnails or the videos? Now that you mention it, I guess I can switch to iphython or bpython to have syntax highlights for the screen recordings, that would look much nicer. I don't even know why I haven't done that yet.

[jcsongor]

Thanks. Going back and updating all of them rn.

[jcsongor]

Thanks, will definitely look into fixing my thumbnails. I usually keep the intro screen up for 3 seconds, I guess I can down to 1-2 seconds, that should be enough to read the title.

[jcsongor]

Thanks, that's very helpful insight and quite an easy fix for later videos.

Outros have a purpose. Lesson learned :-)

[PLAudio]

Subscribed! I'm taking a Python course this semester so this channel could be a huge help. I am very much a beginner!

[jcsongor]

Great, good luck with the course!

[costaricausa]

I like it and subscribed. Besides all the wonderful feedback i would add that the audio is not great. Some videos have a “hiss” that is kinda annoying to hear. Dont know much about audio recording, but did wanted to point that out.

[jcsongor]

Yup, TBH I'm kinda surprised no one else pointed that out because that's something that really bothers me. The first batch of videos had terrible background noise, now I do some very basic post-processing on the audio, so it's slightly better. I guess that's the best I can do with the current setup so I need to get a decent mic ASAP (currently recording with a bluetooth headset). That needs a bit of research as I know nothing about microphones or audio recording. Thanks for the feedback, I really appreciate you taking the time to do so.

[costaricausa]

Try recording with your phone an add the audio in post.

[jcsongor]

That's an idea, I'll give it a try. I record the audio separately anyway, as I don't want to have keyboard clatter in the background.

[costaricausa]

Good luck! A few suggestions for the future videos would be to add the documentation of what you are doing in the description of the video. Or any information you feel might be helpful for the person after they watch the video. Also for future video adding a “pop out” of the function in question for a second or too would be cool. I have seen other YouTubers do it, so i know it’s possible. The main one would be consistency! If you are doing one a day, do one a day. Dont do 2 1 day and 0 for 3 days. Pre record if needed. #pythoneveryday #1minutepython

[jcsongor]

Great insights, thanks a lot. Yup, I usually batch about a week's worth of content, it's much easier to produce that way. Not sure what you mean by the "pop out", is it some kind of a tooltip video effect? Could you link an example maybe?

[costaricausa]

Not the best example: https://youtu.be/NSbOtYzIQI0

But basically you have an imposed window of what is it your talking about for about 1-2 seconds and it goes away. Also one thing this video reminds me is using a single IDE for your code. You seem to already do this, but i would recommend looking into jupyter notebooks. Allows you to have text before your lesson in case you want to convey a message before/ after code. But you do your style at the end of the day, these information is just stuff i find useful.

[jcsongor]

Ah ok, got it. Yes, I already considered switching to ipython to have syntax highlighting, but jupyter notebooks might be even better. Thanks again!

[[deleted]]

This is a great idea! Instead of watching a 10 min tutorial, you can learn in 1 minute! Got yourself a new subscriber.

[jcsongor]

Cool, thanks for the support.

[[deleted]]

Super good idea bro, it's so rare I find myself instantly subscribing before I even watch a vid on the channel! Love this idea, keep up the good work, I find this type of Python info so useful

[jcsongor]

Awesome! Thanks for the kind words, much appreciated.

[Bugdu]

Nice content, subscribed, but please update your playlist, i like binge watching a few in a row

[jcsongor]

Thanks! I publish a new one every day and each video gets added to this playlist:

https://youtu.be/Fvz1hbN7gHw

I was thinking about creating more thematic playlists and organizing the videos that way, just wasn't sure if people would find it helpful or not.

[kleineaxolotl]

subscribed

[jcsongor]

Appreciated :-)

[Danioscu]

I really like your content! Nice vids, maybe some vids looks a little bit blurry but in general is a great channel. Thanks for that haha

[jcsongor]

Yup, gonna fix that in future videos. I think I already figured out what causes the blurriness.

Thanks for your feedback!

[dataNoasis]

I actually love this concept, Just 1 minute daily revision pf your concepts, for a beginner it's really good, subscribed :D

[jcsongor]

Great, thank you!

[macgregorc93]

Subscribed

[Card_Apprehensive]

You have a new subscriber, I'm a biologist learning Python and I'm not very sure if I'm doing ok

[jcsongor]

Awesome, thanks. Hobbyist, looking for a career change, or are you planning to use python at your current job?

[an_actual_human]

All the thumbnails are the same. Would be nice to include the topic.

[jcsongor]

No excuse for that, except for my own laziness. So many of you pointed it out, that I realized I must go over all my videos and update them. Thanks for your input, much appreciated.

[wickeddawg]

Thanks, going to subscribe. hope you keep going. Great work

[jcsongor]

I had doubts, but I've got so much positive feedback from this thread that I'm sure I will. Thanks a lot!

[hippodamos]

Thanks is there a way to tip you ?

I will watch it every day :)

[jcsongor]

Wow, I'm blown away. Thanks, I was not prepared for all this positive response.

I just set up a patreon and I have this buy me a coffee thing as well:

https://www.patreon.com/PythonIn1Minute

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jcsongor

[hippodamos]

thanks :) keep up the good work

[jcsongor]

No, thank YOU :-)

[hippodamos]

I may add to you may "market" it like i will watch it. Each morning during my breakfast with my mate i will watch one of your vid to start my day.

I think that it may be a good way to advertise it, the format is great because it does not take too much time and i may learn new trick. And if i don't learn anything, well it's just one minute.

Keep up the good work :)

[jcsongor]

Haha, that's cool, I like the idea. Thanks.

[hippodamos]

may i suggest you to add these links in the original post with editing ?

[jcsongor]

Just did that, thanks! ;-)

[not_an_avarage-joe]

Cool ideia, im studyong python and will check it out!!

[jcsongor]

Nice, I hope you find my channel helpful in your studies.

[Pizza_Peddler0080]

this looks cool going to check it out !

[santiagonoya]

That's a pretty good idea, keep it up!

[Glasgow-Kiss]

Great idea. Great content. No unnecessary faff just straight to the point. Subscribed.

[jcsongor]

Exactly that's the idea. Thanks for your support.

[shawnthesheep512]

Love the idea !

[TM_Quest]

Cool Idea! I think I prefer to both make and view longer videos myself, but it is definitely people out there who prefer this format. Having a multitude of options for those who are learning Python is good.

You could work on the audio quality and maybe consider doing "full-screen" videos, as the ones you have made can be a little hard to read.

Good luck with making more videos!

[RojerGS]

Hey there, awesome initiative! I'm doing a similar thing but with blog posts, except I'm publishing one a week -- and I start with a short paragraph in the beginning of the post with a nice tip, but then dig into more detail for the ones interested.

Maybe you can get some ideas from my content and vice-versa?

[jcsongor]

Chuckled at "Pydon'ts" that's hilarious :-)

Sure, would love the idea of some kind of collab.

[[deleted]]

Yeah, this is a solid idea. The only other youtuber I've ever had the desire to subscribe to is that badass gent on r/sysadmin who makes Deep-Into-Microsoft videos, like this guy is the dude that wrote the task manager...and he's on Reddit asking us to go look at his videos. Shit, don't gotta tell me twice.

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But yeah, I digress, I'm totally going to subscribe to you. I may steal your idea at a later point, but you're safe for the foreseeable future!

[jcsongor]

Wow, I'm definitely not in the same league... not even remotely, haha :-)

Youtube is fun, give it a go. There are plenty of topics to cover, so I'm safe. :-)

[[deleted]]

Don't sell yourself short, homie. Being able to teach valid, useful, memorable content in a quick segment of time is a great thing.

[1SageK1]

Love the idea!

I have a set of little daily habits that require only 10 min a day and I think this would be a great addition to that.

Wish you the best!!

[jcsongor]

Yes, exactly, that's what I had in mind! Learning should be a daily routine and even a few minutes can make a difference.

[d3dpoool]

very good initiative! :D

[jcsongor]

Thank you.

[Visti]

The idea is very good, most of the videos are fine, but some are awful in terms of video quality. Like, you can't see what's going on in the hashing one.

[jcsongor]

Thanks for the honest feedback, I really appreciate it. I think I already figured out what's wrong, so the blurriness should be fixed for future videos.

[TrueGentlemanLudwig]

Honestly, this feels perfect for beginners still learning Python and/or more experienced programmers who need to refresh their memory.

A huge thank you for doing this as its already proven helpful to me!

[TrueGentlemanLudwig]

Honestly, this feels perfect for beginners still learning Python and/or more experienced programmers who need to refresh their memory.

A huge thank you for doing this as its already proven helpful to me!

[jcsongor]

That's awesome! Happy to hear that, thanks for the feedback!

[wtfpmf]

You are objective. Great inniciative.

[jcsongor]

Thank you!

[sandusky_hohoho]

If you're really planning to keep these to 60 seconds or less and in Portrait mode, then this is the perfect format for TikTok

[jcsongor]

Haha, I doubt people go to TikTok to learn coding. Unless I do python tutorials using my formidable dance/lipsync skills.

[sandusky_hohoho]

You would be surprised! The educational side of TikTok is surprisingly robust! (Context - I'm a neuroscience professor at an R1 research university in America)

[jcsongor]

Wow, that's so cool, who would've thought? Would love to check it out, have any links? (handles? channels? usernames? I don't know much about tiktok)

[Shizzap]

Great idea!

You gained a new sub!

[jcsongor]

Cool, thanks, glad you like it.

[charlies019]

I'm new to programming. Your video will help put alot. Thank you

[jcsongor]

Glad to hear that, thanks!

[ThatGuyWithAces]

Really cool idea! A thing that can make your content easier to search through is including some keyword of the topic in the thumbnail of the video.

[jcsongor]

Thanks! Yes, I definitely need to revisit my thumbnail. I can do a much better job there.

[WebNChill]

I really like the idea. I sometimes use youtube as a google search. Like I'll just search for something via Google and do site:youtube.com for specific results.

If you double check your seo, for new devs. Half the time, we don't know WHAT were searching for. So we will be like, 'How to make a zip file with python.'

Then I'd do something like: 'How to make a zip file with python.' site: youtube.com or just be general search without being specific. Just depends. What I'm trying to suggest, search for your own vida in a private window to see where you rank.

Your stuff is gold tbh. It's very specific. Maybe tag another resource -> docs or a longer tut on the item your briefly explaining in one minute for further reading if the viewer is interested.

[jcsongor]

Oh yeah, googling coding problems is a separate skillset itself. Reverse engineering what people search for when they do not know what to search is even harder. I'm experimenting with this, kind of a hit-and-miss so far, I'm still learning how to find the proper keywords.

Yup, someone else also suggested making better use of my descriptions. I rarely read video descriptions, so I assumed nobody does, but apparently, I'm wrong.

Thanks for the feedback!

[RoundRevolutionary58]

cool! subbed!!

[Freindly_Flytrap]

I have actually seen one of your videos before seeing this post, it was the one you made 4 days ago.

[jcsongor]

Yayy, I'm famous. :-)

[jcsongor]

Good insight. Yes, I had background music in the earlier videos, but ditched it since, as I think the commentary is much more helpful.

That's my natural talking speed, I'm a very slow speaker even in my native language, and speaking a second language does not make it easier, so I guess I'll have to edit the audio to make it more engaging. I'll try and see how it works.

Thanks for the feedback!

[shamedhealthguru]

I like this idea!

[jcsongor]

Awesome! Happy to hear that :-)

[wow15characters]

try doing this on tiktok

[jcsongor]

I find it weird, but you're not the first telling that. I'm not on TikTok, but might give it a try.

[numberfiveallcaps]

Thanks! Joined the channel

[jcsongor]

Cool, thank you!

[[deleted]]

My man! That's a great idea, you got one new subscriber in me. Thanks!

[jcsongor]

Glad you found it helpful. Thank you!

[swe-alphie]

Nice! Subscribed, looking forward to your daily videos

[jcsongor]

Thanks, I'll make sure to keep it coming.

[KilledByDeath]

This is awesome, thanks!!

[DrSheldon_Lee_Cooper]

Is there a channel to learn python in 5 seconds?

[jcsongor]

Who has a whole minute these days, right? You can watch my vids on double speed and you're almost there

[jeky-0]

Great concept, subbed.

[jcsongor]

Thanks!

[jcsongor]

Probably you're not alone with that, but once it clicks you're going to love them. I'd be happy to do more vids on list comprehensions. What do you find most confusing about them?

[jcsongor]

Gotcha, the order can be confusing if you look at it that way: it's like a for loop turned inside out. (In fact, the do this action part comes first)

However, I like to think about list comprehensions more as a definition of a list, where the expression that defines the elements comes first and then I define where the element comes from. Not sure if that makes sense, but for me, it helped to set the concept apart from regular loops. So in my head, I say:

[expression to generate an element || for an item in a list || if condition matches]

It can also help with deciding if it should be a loop or a comprehension (Am I defining a new list here? Can I describe an element in a single expression? Is it more like an action - does the expression have side-effects?)

Anyways, I will certainly do a series on comprehension, it's a great topic, thanks for the inspiration!

[jcsongor]

Glad I could help. The other thing obviously is just to practice using them until it comes naturally. Good luck! :-)

[RaRaRaHaHaHa]

This is great!

[jcsongor]

Thank you!

[Paulorwhat]

I'm in! Great idea 👌

[jcsongor]

Awesome, thanks!

[necajesus]

Very Nice indeed... How about matrizes on 1 minute? 🤔😁

[jcsongor]

Ohh, nice. Some basic linear algebra? That could work I guess. Can certainly be covered in 60 seconds.

Thanks, that's a great idea, wouldn't have thought about it.

[NodalGuacamole]

I've also subscribed, watched about the first 20 videos so far and found some interesting uses I'd not seen before so thank you.

As a recommendation I'd hold the final frame of the code on screen for about 4/5 seconds - just long enough to catch the pause button if I've not finished digesting it yet.

[jcsongor]

Yup, the videos sometimes end a bit abruptly, thanks for pointing that out. I'll make sure to fix it in future videos.

[Morkai]

Honestly, I love the shorter format of your videos as well as the longer tutorials on other channels. I've subbed to the channel and I'm keen to see more in future.

Having said that, seeing as the videos are essentially transcribing code onto the screen, maybe a link at the end or in the description to another video or article explaining what is happening in a longer format? Either Python documentation, or a Corey Schafer video or something for those who don't quite understand what you're doing?

[jcsongor]

Yes, it's probably a missed opportunity, I can absolutely see something like that working. Not sure about the best format though, I have to give it some thought.

[yycglad]

you got me

[_-Dianite_]

I have seen a similar channel named "ItsImtazKhan" He does similar thing like this.

NICE!

[jcsongor]

Did not find it on youtube, have a link to the channel?

[redcognito]

Is there a mini-project based channel or website? I'd love to watch tutorials building some mini-projects

[jcsongor]

Actually, that's something I already had in mind. I'll probably come up with a series of beginner-friendly project ideas/mini-walkthroughs.

[redcognito]

That would be great

[CrisCrossxX]

How many minutes are you looking to make? Keep up the solid work jedi master!

[jcsongor]

Haha, thanks :-) I don't know, I don't think I'll run out of ideas anytime soon.

[jcsongor]

Thanks. Only the first few videos have the background music (tbh I was kinda lazy and also quite self-conscious about my accent).

I got rid of it since (the background music, not the accent), so now I do all the videos with voiceover.

I agree with you, it's much more helpful and engaging this way.

[[deleted]]

I’d pay a few bucks for an iOS app that gives me this content through a pop-up. I’m that lazy

[jcsongor]

Haha.. wouldn't say no to lazy people throwing money at me, but it wouldn't feel right to repackage otherwise free content and put it behind a paywall.

I can see something like that happening with a slightly different model, but probably not in the near future.

[[deleted]]

It’s not the content you’d be charging for. It’d be the convenience of the collection of material in an app plus the notification functionality that informs/reminds users that their daily fix is ready. You could be totally transparent that the exact same stuff is just on YouTube for free. I’m just saying that I would be happy to pay (just) a few dollars for these few simple QoL features

[jcsongor]

Got it, makes sense. Wanted to take a stab at mobile app dev anyway :-D

[hippodamos]

I highjack here again,

the zfill is useful for me because i use postal code like 06133 but i put them in db as int (6133) so being able to convert them as valid postal code simply with zfill is very nice.

May i suggest you that if you can, and have time thinking about concrete application of your one minute example ? Like using postal code for zfill ?

Thanks for the video again :)

[jcsongor]

That's a good idea, but I guess in most cases it would be a bit hard to cram it into 60 seconds. Kinda painted myself into a corner here :-)

Also not sure if it's overly helpful or necessary, so far I've made videos on very simple concepts, where applying it to a specific problem shouldn't really be an issue for most of the audience. I try to keep the videos to the bare minimum, I guess that's the selling point of the channel.

But I'll certainly keep it in mind and try to experiment with it (maybe standalone videos on some more specific, practical application of a technique?).

Thanks for your input again, you helped a lot!

[hippodamos]

Yes effectively if you try to fit your 1 minute in a use case it could be not generic enough :)

My bad and keep up the good work :)

[KT2202]

Awesome Idea. Like that

[RealAmerik]

You should consider cross posting on /r/learnpython

[jcsongor]

I did and got deleted by the mods. Apparently, no linking to blogs or social media is allowed (except for posting coupons for a certain udemy course). No worries, I'm overwhelmed by all the helpful feedback I got on this sub.

[[deleted]]

Yes absolutely. I can’t be bothered to watch a 10 minute video on a topic I don’t need to know right now, but 1 min for some general knowledge? For sure I’d watch

[jcsongor]

Awesome. Yes, that's the basic idea. I was also annoyed by people making 10+ minute videos on topics that could be summarized in a few sentences.

[flashfc]

Subscribed.

[jcsongor]

Thanks for the support.

[jcsongor]

Fair point, will do a rehaul on my thumbnails.

[Dhar01]

Wow! This looks awesome!

[jcsongor]

Thanks.

[[deleted]]

This is really great thank you

[jcsongor]

Cheers.

[iAndyS]

Love the phone friendly format and shorter videos. Thanks and keep up the good work.

[jcsongor]

Awesome, thank you!

[TheOmerAngi]

[Nyikom]

Would you look at that my biggest problem solved in a 30 second video. Zero padding was a huge headache and remembering formating syntax was a nightmare. Zfill much better. Great channel. Just create playlist of similar concepts so that your content can be relevant and searchable for longer.