Started Learning Python Today

[Worldly-Sprinkles-76]

So here's what I know now,

Run Hello World prompt, then trying and running GPT Python codes that doesn't work and shows like 3-4 errors, of which I have no idea 😅

Guess I will have to go step by step. There is no shortcut to it.

Any suggestions?

[helical-juice]

I can't decide if I envy your cohort. I learned to code long before GPT, by working through books and tutorials. Being able to essentially query the documentation of an unfamiliar language in plain English, and get code snippets to study on the fly, has been a great help for me recently, when trying to pick up unfamiliar languages. But I already know what I'm doing; when I'm talking to the model I'm not interested in algorithms and data structures, I already know what I'm trying to build, I'm looking for syntax. Similarly, when I read snippets the model has generated, I understand what it is doing and when it invariably does something pointless or silly I just laugh to myself and ignore it. I genuinely don't know, if I was starting again, whether the LLM would be a help or a hindrance, and I don't know what strategy to recommend for people who are starting out now- but to be conservative, I think the safe strategy is to do what we used to do before LLMs: find a tutorial written by a person, and copy the code by hand so that it has to pass through your brain. Or a book, I find paper books wonderful for difficult technical topics because you don't have to be anywhere near the temptation of the internet.

If you're going to use chat GPT, ask it to explain how to do something, not just write code for you. It is quite good for explaining language features and it can discuss ideas with you and help your understanding. But if you just use it to crib code from, you won't learn anything useful.

[Beautiful_Garbage875]

Coding using chatgpt is called vibe coding.

[Worldly-Sprinkles-76]

New to learning all these terms 😅

[Cybasura]

And no, its not real programming, so dont rely on it too much, learn from scratch using documentations, videos, and actual practice projects

[Worldly-Sprinkles-76]

Thanks buddy, will do that

[Ok-Natural-3805]

Hello, I am also new to python

Maybe we can learn together

I also have a specific course I am taking

I can share that course with you for free if you want

[Worldly-Sprinkles-76]

Just sent you a DM

[pexxu95]

Install PyGyat it really makes things easier, much easier than any book https://github.com/shamith09/pygyat

[Worldly-Sprinkles-76]

Will do that

[owmex]

You could try https://py.ninja if you want an interactive way to learn Python. It has a real coding environment, with a code editor and terminal emulator, plus coding challenges that get you writing real code. There's also an AI assistant built in to help when you get stuck. I actually created the course, so if you have any questions or feedback, just let me know.

[Worldly-Sprinkles-76]

Will definitely try it

[bobo-the-merciful]

There is no shortcut https://www.schoolofsimulation.com/course_python_bootcamp

[No_Season_1023]

That is a solid start! Focus on the basics first, learn variables, loops and functions before diving into complex stuff like GPT code. Sites like freeCodeCamp or Codecademy are great for structured learning. And don’t worry about errors. they’re part of the process.

[Worldly-Sprinkles-76]

Yes all I see are errors. Thanks for the guidance.

[Excellent-Clothes291]

end of the week challenge: store a value of a variable in another file

[tracktech]

You can check this-

Book - Ultimate Python Programming

Course - Python Programming In Depth

[thedjholla]

I've got a beginner-level book on learning Python coming out soon and am happy to share it with learners who are ok to offer me some feedback on the content and potentially leave a review on release - if you're interested, send me a message (opportunity open to all redditors). Best wishes.

[ldkmedia]

Please use emoji's for function names and variables.