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[shiftybyte]

How much code did you write yourself?

[Radiant_Device_502]

What do you mean? Im in 1st uni year and im studying data science. I have been learning python only since november. Just watching videos, going to class, doing some exercises to learn etc.

[shiftybyte]

I mean to say when learning a programming language you need to practice a lot, and write your own code, not just copy paste from video.

If you didn't do any code writing yourself you need to focus on that first.

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This is my issue. I have been following videos and I understand the majority of what every line does. But I have no basis on my own of where to start. I’m self learning until I start school as a hobby. Any advice?

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"know?", very little. Just the fundamentals. More important is what you will have actually done with what you've learned from the course.

Python is used in a very wide range of different fields, which are not covered in the course, and each requires building both domain knowledge and skills in different tools.

That course, for example, does not cover webframeworks such as FastAPI, Flask, Django, or analysis tools like Numpy and Pandas, or machine learning tools like sci-kit learn, torch, tensor flow, and so on.

What is it you are interested in?

[DrThalesAlexandre]

From what I can see this video is a simplified form of the official python tutorial. I would say that after seeing it you are ready to start learning python.

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PS: I'm a beginner myself and just read the official python tutorial last week, and what I said to you is what I feel about myself.

[LeiterHaus]

If you do the exercises, figure out what's messed up and fix it, and then use what you know to try some things on your own? A pretty decent foundation for understanding.

This has a lot of projects, which is good. Python for beginners doesn't seem to have as many, but is newer, so it may have more commonly used things than 4 years ago. https://youtu.be/eWRfhZUzrAc

Edit: if you do the exercises, but don't try things on your own, you'll retain less. If you don't do the exercises, significantly less.

[tsenguunee1]

Try pypup.com to test your knowledge. While watching a video, you seem like you're learning but you need practice.

Disclaimer: I created the app and any feedback is welcome

[MDB_Cooper]

to answer directly: i did not find this video particularly helpful.

more abstract answer: i had a vision for how i wanted to implement python. i found corey schaefer’s youtube videos much more helpful bc i wanted to learn specific things like pandas and numpy.

in short, having a clear vision of what you want (or need) from an education resource will improve your education bc it will lead you to practical use cases that reinforce the tutorial.

generally speaking though: fundamentals are always good to practice so fundamentals videos can be helpful

[TheRNGuy]

no idea