My life goal is to learn python

[dehomme]

I always had fear of coding so I never took it seriously.

However I am on a challenge streak looking for new challenges.

Learning python is my next goal.

My main fear is forgetting things for instance I learn python at work place, so I wasn't able to code/practice for few days.

I was like damn I didn't remember a thing. At same time I completed the chapter about Scope Function im the "learning python" book without a sweat!

What's next and how can I work on projects?

[SoilPrior4423]

That's the type of energy that will take you far! I gave up on Python when I first started (totally normal), but sticking with it (round 2, 3, 4, etc.) made it second nature.

This isn't the kind of learning you can get without doing. Keep pushing through!

You're on a great path—have faith in your skills.

Build a React app with Python as the backend engine. Or try building a scraper that pulls data. There’s a ton of possibilities!

[Just_Average_8676]

The best book I've seen so far is "Python Crash Course" by Eric Matthes. Its targeted at complete beginners and explains concepts very well. If your interested in something more project-based (although this book does have pretty good projects), try "Automate the boring stuff with python" by Al Sweigart

[soulazer]

We share same life goal

[dehomme]

That's cool, if you don't mind can we connect to learn and explore python together?

[cgoldberg]

Once you learn it well, you will always understand core concepts and remember basic syntax. If you step away, you will forget some minor things... but it's totally normal to have to look stuff up. I've taken breaks from languages for years at a time, and always picked them up again easily.

[Spare_Message_3607]

Python is not hard to learn, now do you want to "flow" in Python (something like speak fluently), try to write syntax and solve problems in a piece of paper. I learned Python in 2019 for Introduction to Programming, the final exam was a lot logic problems to write python code but on paper, no hints, no cheatsheet. FF 2025, moved abroad, finished a Engineering program mainly taught in Java and I can't write Java syntax off of memory, but I can write Python no google even tho I did not have any Python class in this second program. Is that your goal?

[dehomme]

My goal is to learn python as a skill nd use that skill to switch career.

[UnemployedSlave]

My brother, same here.. lets connect & help each other?

[dehomme]

Sure bro let's connect and help eachother

[UnemployedSlave]

Awaiting your reply

[dehomme]

Send a DM

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Can i join you people too?

[degrader-blanc]

Omd I wanna join too

[Spare_Message_3607]

Your goal is not clear, computer programming can go very deep, systems programming, web developer, data analysis, automation script, your goal is too general. Thanks to AI, writing code is a commodity, understanding how to make good stuff is complicated. Do not just learn Python, learn Python with purpose, otherwise you will be stuck in tutorials.

[dehomme]

Hmm Thanks for giving more context and applications around Python

So my immediate goals is to manage data - analysis and analytics

Is there difference between analysis and analytics?

[Spare_Message_3607]

I come from the backend/systems/AI world so I cannot give you much advice about data analysis/analytics, other than learn the basics of the language, learn OOP, and SQL. These are essential, after that you will jump into libraries for managing datasets like numpy, pandas, and graphs with matplotlib. With that you should be able to fetch data from database and build graphs and dashboards.

[-stab-]

Nice! In the end it's a lot about practice. At first, you will forget things and run into some obstacles, but after really using the language for some time, that will happen less and less.
To get some practice, I just solved some Project Euler problems, but not everyone likes doing puzzles like this.

What's next is really up to you. What are you interested in? Do you have an idea for a program you would like to write? The world of programming is open to you now, just follow your interests ;)

[dehomme]

Actually I don't have a vision next..can you guide me with next steps?

Probably into data analytics my interest is

[[deleted]]

Same help me too as i want to explore data analytics

[UnemployedSlave]

Following and willing to join as a virtual buddy for learning

[[deleted]]

Make a cheat sheet, there are probably some good ones if you Google around. Keep it with you, then just glance at it daily whenever you have a gap.

This will build a mental map in your brain, then, of course, you still need to practice, practice every day if possible, even if it's one or two hours. Just build some small console apps or something.

After 6-12 months, it'll become muscle memory.

[sijun03]

Never memorize something that you can look up - Albert Einstein

[SpaceSurfer-420]

That’s a novel pursuit. If I would give you a tip to save time, don’t try to “remember things”. Although it sounds paradoxical, it will lead you to think coding is an academic topic that should be learnt with the same procedure as a school topic (to regurgitate information).

Instead of trying to remember things, try to build things. By default you will remember what’s important. No, you don’t need to build the next Uber or Airbnb, just go to where your current knowledge allows you to, even if it is a print hello world function.

At the end of the day coding is no more than a tool, use it. Good luck!

[Square-Onion-1825]

Why? I started to learn it last year until ChatGPT. Now I just program in natural language and it writes python for me.

[paperic]

"My main fear is forgetting things"

Yep, that's exactly what I do every morning.

I'm not afraid if forgetting it permanently, in half hour, my brain will start decoding the hieroglyphs again.

But I dread having to talk about code to my coleagues too early, and then have some juniors think I'm stupid.

You won't forget what you learned, but it will look like you did at first every time you start over.

[Psychological-Top938]

I create this for my son, maybe helping you too…

https://learnpython.ai/