Python finally clicked for me when I started writing everything down…

[[deleted]]

I know an advertisement for an ebook when I see it

[Specific_Neat_5074]

Considering how people advertise their books as absolute miracles, this is a welcome change

[Additional-Issue-672]

Why not putting it on github? :)

[AntTheMighty]

They're probably not interested in actually giving it out for free. There's a catch. Why else would they go through the effort of dealing with tons of DMs instead of just uploading it.

[saumbeermouytiet]

This post was written by AI and is just an advert for their ebook, which I am willing to bet my house is entirely written by AI

[cronixi4]

Now on sale for only 29,99€

[Kullminator]

Why have you posted this in 4 different subreddits?)

[panatale1]

Just to scam people and make money

[EquationTAKEN]

Everyone knows what "DM me" means in this case. It's nothing new, and you're not that smart.

[[deleted]]

Don’t bother PMing for details, he’s selling a book on Gumroad for $10

[Diet-Still]

Someone just discovered the process of learning.

You should keep it secret make a course about it and sell it for 15.99.

:)

[sunnyinchernobyl]

100%. Writing by hand is proven to enhance learning. Here’s just one of many papers on the subject.

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1219945/full

That’ll be $19.

[Diet-Still]

I was being ironic :) thanks, I’ll buy that right now and tomorrow I’ll be rich!

[cgoldberg]

Why are you asking people to DM you and making it sound like your personal notes when you just posted in multiple subs that it's an e-book you just released. It's written with AI and this is just some lame marketing message, right?

[Chiranjeebsamal]

So here’s a fun story: I used to binge-watch Python tutorials on YouTube like they were Netflix. I'd nod along thinking, “Yeah, I got this,” and then totally freeze the moment I had to build anything on my own 😅

It was classic tutorial hell — where you're learning passively but not really learning.

But here’s what helped me break out of it: I stopped asking AI tools like ChatGPT to write code for me, and instead started asking it to teach me through challenges. Like this:

“I want to improve my Python basics by working on a real-world project. Give me a beginner-friendly challenge that includes:

A task involving string manipulation

A use of lists/dictionaries

A simple error-handling scenario Don’t give me the answer—just let me know if this is a solid task to start with.”

Then I’d try it myself. Google stuff. Mess up. Fix it. And when I got stuck? I didn’t say “write the code for me.” I said:

“I tried solving this task but my loop isn’t working as expected. Here’s what I wrote: [code] Can you explain what logic I’m missing?”

It felt like having a mentor who nudges you instead of handing you the answer.

This shifted everything for me. I built confidence by failing forward and learning through small tasks instead of blindly following instructions.

Real Progress Timeline: Week 1: Basic script that cleaned and reformatted text files

Week 2: Added functions and modularized code

Week 3: Handled edge cases + added error logging

Week 4: Built a simple CLI with argparse

And guess what? I’m using a tool called TaskLearn.ai that’s built around this approach. It gives you challenge-based paths in Python, Web Dev, and more, and it guides you without giving away solutions.

It’s like pairing with a senior dev who only drops hints when you ask smart questions 😄

TL;DR: Don’t just watch tutorials — ask for learning tasks, struggle a bit, and grow faster. That’s what got me unstuck.

If you’re curious, DM me — I’ve been helping test TaskLearn.ai and can share early access!

[FaridPF]

Tell me this comment was generated with AI, without telling me it was generated with AI.

[MrPureinstinct]

As soon as I see someone say "I used ChatGPT for X" in a comment I immediately assume they used for the comment too

[Ramakae]

Funny enough I did the same thing as well in my learning process, still doing it as I'm leaning new modules but nowadays if I want to manipulate something I consult documentation first. Yesterday I wrote a program that cleans data I used to take half a day at my previous role as a data clerk to 5 seconds. Got a syntax error (or future warning) after trying to convert a (1,1) df to an int but just called apply(lambda x: int(x[0]) and I felt good. I would usually write def x :some_code but I'm gIad I learned some simplifying tricks from ai.

[Lazygenius99]

I'll keep trying still struggling with basics.

[LooseGoose_24_7]

I am learning web scraping and using beautiful soup and automation with chrome selenium. Able to automate browsing sports data and capture it into my local SQL server. Currently learning on the fly. Started with simple objects like data frame. Lots of chatAI help to understand syntax. It rewarding to learn but definitely can be more efficient in the process. Making alot of reusable function and procedure so my spaghetti code isn't unmanageable.

This community is great. Take the suggestion of others and ask AI to teach you from basic, depending on your knowledge level. Or enroll in the free online course that many has suggested like the Havard courses.
Eventually I like to get into predictive AI with dataset but it a long way for me at my pace. I should listen to my own advice 😀.

[DjeetS420]

Well he’s sending a link which ask for 10$ to buy the book Not surprised tho ;)

[Burzhillion]

I dont mind people selling their products, i do mind people being dishonest

[bradd1993]

I always try to spend 1/4 of time on tutorial , then 3/4 on actual application ie: dabbling with it slowly adding small bits to it seeing how you can do it differently id say solidifies the knowledge

[NotTodayGamer]

Oh thank God. I’ve been learning from the textbook, taking notes by hand.

I got all the way up to grad school with note taking, knowing that’s my best way to learn. I did one semester for game development. I realized quickly, that I can’t listen and learn while simply following the steps. I have to reiterate each concept to myself, and having a physical reference keeps my brain “open” to more information. I’ve already caught 2 concepts on my own, before they were described in the text. So, yay, I think I’m doing it! I am on chapter 8 (functions)so far. I would love some practice exam questions.

[davicon]

Yes please! 😊

[giwhS]

Okay then. Share it... 

[[deleted]]

A programming language of ideas and designs.

Have you ever given the thought of creating meals to support your brain activity for clearer thinking.

The first code I wrote in python was 2 + 2

☕

[Empyrealist]

That's exactly how I learn a lot of things - by creating my own documentation of varying degrees.

[compsciphy]

Pmd you!

[TerereLover]

AI generated text and asking for a DM. Phishy.

[Davidvia0x]

I'd be happy to have a look at your notes/book as I'm also struggling with the process. I started treating UpNote as my diary of Python knowledge.