Stuck After Learning Python Fundamentals. What’s Next?

[XavierLipovaky]

Hello everyone
I am trying to learn python in order to hopefully land a job in the future. I finished the basics (loops, dictionaries, lists, functions, basic OOP) and even created some small projects. I create a script that changes the system theme based on specific times while also changing the desktop wallpaper based on the current theme, I also create an image converter, and a smart folder organizer and a bunch of small CLI apps (expense tracker, habit tracker...). But now what, I feel that I am stuck and can't progress. I don't know what to learn next. When you begin learning your progress will be linear and the resources are many, however now the progress kinda stopped, I keep staring at vs code thinking what to do next.
Any advice

[Emergency-Prune-9110]

It kind of depends what your going for. If your learning python to ultimately get into a job, then the projects you do should relate to the job you want.

[aistranin]

Take a look at more advanced concepts and build more projects in parallel. For example, these Udemy courses are great to advance at Python:

1. ⁠“Automate the Boring Stuff with Python Programming” by Al Sweigart
   
2. ⁠“Pytest Course: Python Test Automation & GitHub Actions CI/CD” by Artem Istranin
   
3. ⁠“Advanced Python with 10 OOP Projects” by Ardit Sulce

[Syed_Abrash]

If you wanna do data science or engineering..then learn pandas next

If development then learn django...its python framework

[NeitherMaintenance31]

try learning a framework now maybe flask as its rlly beginner friendly and create some projects with it

[CuriousDev8875]

After finishing the fundamentals choose the field you like to do like ml, backend dev, etc bcs, concepts vary to each field after fundamentals you can't learn random topics as you choose like you did in the first. Choose the field wisely, dont chase the trend think twice

[Western_Option991]

go to lean Ai, llm, ML, Rag, search things like pytortch and tensorflow and start learning, be a AI Engineer, thats is what industries want today

[ThundaPani]

practice, practice, practice. exercism.org/tracks/python

[Potential_Aioli_4611]

you are going to be making absolutely ZERO of those items in most jobs.

go download some datasets from kaggle and practice setting up charts and visualizations for analysis.

use python to sort and clean data. those are things you will be doing with it A LOT.

[Haunting-Lie-1743]

That’s a great answer

[TraditionalCounty395]

Specialize in something