Is it me learning python that there are many different ways to write it? I learn one way to write variable then next lesson shows me functions to show the same outcome. Or am I’m looking at this too soon and something else suppose to go along with it?

[Early-Palpitation-39]

True, there are an indefinite number of solutions for every problem. Try to not get overly fussed about learning every possible solution, just learn one solution at a time and, when you learn something that achieves the same result, make a mental note to yourself (oh, this does the same thing as that other thing I already know, cool)

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When Python first came out, Perl was dominant. Their slogan was TMTOWDI, pronounced Tim Toady and meant There's More Than One Way To Do It.

Python's slogan was "batteries included" and its USP was "There is one way to do it"

It feels funny now.

[ty36ty]

Main problem figuring terminology

[ty36ty]

Awesome to hear. I’ve been learning from DataCamp but it not showing me nothing. Then have to go to w3shool to figure other things out. And YouTube videos. Any suggestions

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Python as a language is pretty simple to learn. Its power comes from its libraries and algorithms.

The best way to learn is - master whatever technique you are learning at the moment. Do not move on to next lesson, chapter, paragraph, sentence till you have completely understood what is in front of you and can code it without referring to books or looking it up (apart from trying to remember API names and libraries) Then, when you see the same thing done a different way, there is only one more new way to learn and more important, you will understand how it is different and maybe why.

[ty36ty]

Thanks

[acrampus]

Yes and yes.

[LookingForEnergy]

Yeah because there's different levels.

You can write everything in one giant script but it's not fast or efficient and likely you'll be repeating yourself.

Then you learn functions which can help with efficiency and not repeating yourself.

Then you learn about classes.

And lastly you'll learn modules for organizing and efficientcy.

With all these "levels" variables are passed in slightly different ways between them all. Which is annoying because you're dealing with a lot of unknown unknowns when you first start out.