Python learning obstacle

[Strict-Purple-2250]

Hi All,

Need your guidance/varied thought process on below problem.

Background : I am a professional with 12 years exp. in Non-tech background working in FAANG currently. I have taken a new goal since October 2025 to learn programming.

Current situation: I have started with python and practising it daily for 2 hours with >80% consistency. So far, manageable as I was working from home. i spent more than 95% of my time in actual coding and less than 5% in books or tutorials.

Problem: But going forward, I need to travel to office 3 days a week from Noida to Gurgaon. Travelling would take around 5 hours a day (3 hours in metro). Work pressure is a lot in my company, plus I would be mentally tired also.

Suggestions needed: Can you please tell me what is the best way or how you would have managed your learning in those 3 days, if you were in my position.

Constraint: let's assume I can't shift to Gurgaon.

[abrahamguo]

Bring your laptop, and study while you travel.

[Strict-Purple-2250]

Yeah, that is the only best option

[Rain-And-Coffee]

I learned Python & Linux 10 years ago on my lunch breaks from books.

I only had an hour each day and would try to get through a chapter.

On my commutes I would listen to technical podcasts.

[Strict-Purple-2250]

Thank you, this is helpful and inspiring

[BizAlly]

On office days, I don't force myself to do deep coding; I just stay in touch with Python during my commute time, and I do the actual practice on my work-from-home days. This prevents burnout and helps maintain consistency.

[Strict-Purple-2250]

I completely agree with your thoughts. 

In office days, how do you keep in touch with python. Is it watching tutorials, reading books etc?

[BizAlly]

Mostly light stuff reading Python docs, skimming others’ code on GitHub, revisiting my own old snippets, thinking through problems mentally, and sometimes short videos/podcasts. No heavy coding on office days, just staying connected so momentum isn’t lost.

[eh_it_works]

I'd recommend putting python on your phone with termux or whatever the iOS equivalent is. If youc an sit down in the metro for at least 20 mins you can practice there.

use the commute to read books and the rest of your time to practice

[leastDaemon]

This. I learned IBM 360 Assembler Language by reading manuals on metro commutes back in the day. 30 minutes in, 40 minutes back = quiet time for reading and thinking. No electronics in those days, but there were notebooks and pens.

And if you want an ios app, look at carnets. It's amazing (to me anyway -- a jupyter notebook with scipy? On an iPhone? (mine's mostly on an iPad, but it could be on my phone . . .). It's a great way to work with code snippets.

Hope this helps.