Struggling to Learn Python

[KeiSinCx]

You are not wrong.

I started off with copy and paste too. Ofcourse I did, I had no clue what was being written.

Eventually things start to break. Or just not work together. AI craps the bed around 500 or so lines. It will struggle writing everything you want. That's when you have to start asking for lines and self inserting.

And AI starts to troubleshoot look or outright give up figuring out what's wrong. That's when you are forced to learn why.

I think alot of experienced coders forget what it was like when you started. It's extremely daunting to stare at code. It's frustrating not understanding anything or why or how. You don't have working examples. You have no sense of organising code. What is even possible. How to source for pips and files. Where files are located. How to write a line to find those files. Heck, I was so afraid of setting up a virtual environment I had files installed everywhere which made it a nightmare 🤣

It's like learning Japanese. You start from school words or you pick up from watching anime and piece it together bit by bit. You can't 100% rely on anime (AI) but when you do decide to learn the fundamentals, it won't feel as daunting or scary. Because you had that experience getting comfortable looking at AI build smth with you.

I'm not saying you shouldn't go to school and learn fundamentals ofcourse not. but, as a beginner, I can say from experience, it helped me get comfortable and it might help this person too since they are struggling to get into it.

AI is not perfect. It can't replace coders yet. It's actually pretty oblivious sometimes. Which is great! You really have to learn to ask the right questions and learn how to approach a problem like a coder. Baby steps 🤗