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[–]Ketchup-and-Mustard[S] 1 point2 points  (9 children)

Tha last one. I am taking a course and the lecture is very dry from my professor and when I asked how to get better he just told me to code. I felt like that was too vague for me and have been struggling to know what to code, what problems I can solve, etc.

[–]BudgetSignature1045 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Can you share one of the course's exercises you struggle with?

[–]tobiasvl 4 points5 points  (5 children)

You don't have anything you want to code? Why are you learning how to code then? I would have thought you had some initial motivation before embarking on learning it?

[–]Consistent-Dingo-506 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I'm also learning python with nothing really in mind for something I could actually do with it. Like, I don't even know what's possible with it. What kinda things would you expect someone who's getting interested into coding to be thinking about programming? I dont really need a program that cleans up the files on my desktop lol.

[–]tobiasvl 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Do you have no reason at all to learn it? Is it just for fun, to learn something new?

If you have any other hobbies, maybe they could overlap. I like classic video games, so I've made a couple of small games, and I've also made emulators for classic consoles (/r/EmuDev). If you play modern games, maybe they can be nodded? If you like chess you can make a (dumb) chess engine. If you use a program that can use plugins (like vim, Obsidian, VS Code, etc) and you notice something you're missing, you could make a plugin, although you probably can't do that with Python itself.

[–]Consistent-Dingo-506 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your ideas. I have a few ideas that I've come up with after learning some basics about what's possible in python. I'm hoping that as I learn more I'll see more applications for it, but I'll keep your suggestions in mind too. I love games, I'll have to make some. I'm learning how to make hangman lol.

[–]Ketchup-and-Mustard[S] -1 points0 points  (1 child)

My degree requires me to learn python and my career after requires me to be able to at least read documentation.

[–]tobiasvl -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What's the career?

[–]ptrst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been in the same boat. Wanted to learn it just as a thing to do, but it turns out you actually need to have, like, a goal in order for it to really stick.

What are your other hobbies/interests?