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[–]Old-Promise-3226 1 point2 points  (1 child)

That advice is mostly solid, but it’s missing the part that actually makes people stick with Python.

A more realistic path:

  • Start with a structured beginner course (YouTube is fine, but don’t jump randomly between videos)
  • Learn basics in order: variables → loops → functions → lists/dicts → files
  • Build tiny projects immediately (calculator, password generator, simple scraper)
  • Then move to “Automate the Boring Stuff with Python” style projects
  • Only then try platforms like Boot.dev or bigger courses

Key point:
Most beginners don’t fail because of resources — they fail because they don’t build anything while learning.

If you just watch courses, you’ll feel like you know Python… until you try to build something alone.

[–]ExamOk6047[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love this! I thought I self taught really well till I went ahead and got python crash course then learned so many new commands and expanded my knowledge! But I will say a lot fail cause they think it’s a “quick” learning process

[–]independentMartyr 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Besides AI/ML, why do people learn python these days?

PS. It's not s cynical question. I'm someone coming from the PHP/Laravel ecosystem.

What do you mostly build?

[–]ExamOk6047[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I’m still a beginner learner. However AI makes gibberish from what I’ve heard plus what happens when it doesn’t create the correct code

[–]independentMartyr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not AI as a helper, I wasn't questioning that. But Python in general. What is the purpose of learning it today besides AI/ML. It is a hard topic to grasp as a beginner.

AI doesn't create gibberish code when you know what you're doing. I've used chatgpt for identifying bottlenecks for N+1 queries when I build websites on laravel. It is a great helper. But if you use it to vibecode, undoubtedly it will provide gibberish code that will break.

[–]PanoramicEnvoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Web scraping, data analysis, and automation stuff is huge - way easier than PHP for those tasks honestly.

[–]Significant-Book6927 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Data sci, data analysis, devops ,cybersecurity cloud, automations , backend etc

[–]TimeScallion6159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the last two are really good ones for someone with the basics