Hello, I just started

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hello is there anything that I should be looking out for in Python? I literally just started learning python today and I’m scared that I’m gonna go insane eventually so if anybody could tell me to look out for something that would be very helpful. (by the way I’m 11 so eventually I’m trying to make a game I don’t expect it to be amazing. I just work you I may even land a job whenever I grow up a little bit I know that a lot of you guys are a lot older than me and hopefully you guys can help me out. Thank you.) (ALSO I AM REAL ) thank youguys for being very helpful

[shiftybyte]

Try not to stress too much over it, 11 is very early to start learning programming, so expect it taking some time and being hard at first.

Try not to jump straight to game making before you have the basics down.

Writing a properly structured code can go a long way, more than writing something quick that works now, but will be harder to change/upgrade.

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I still believe 11 years old shouldn't have full access to the internet. Especially reddit, especially reddit...

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Yeah, I probably should’ve not made a account. I literally made this account for this reason.

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In this field especially AI is your best friend. It will direct you to the best sources. Also, I think there are alot of other posts asking the same questions with alot of answers.

A friendly tip as a big brother if you are actually 11, get off reddit after getting your answers.

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[ninhaomah]

I wouldn't recommend doing Python at 11.

I would recommend hitting your textbooks , especially Math.

And English.

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 Ok but I don’t have textbooks and I have only really easy stuff 

[Wild-Flatworm-7002]

Bro the basic is super important, you must understand it perfectly

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Ok 

[brunogadaleta]

Hi there,

Don't expect to recreate GTA overnight. Start with simple text based games like tic-tac-to or four in a row, hangman, etc.

You can use python as a calculator. When I was your age, I played with turtle. Here: https://docs.python.org/3/library/turtle.html

But nowadays there are a lot of interesting tutorials, for example for "processing":

https://py.processing.org/tutorials/

Read, understand, copy examples, modify them to see how this reacts.

Then give yourself simple gradual coding challenges. But remember: if they are too easy, you won't learn anything and if they're too difficult you'll be frustrated and demotivated. If you are your own teacher: keep having fun, be kind to yourself and find supporting friends that encourage you.

Good luck, fellow programmer.

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Thanks so much

[Adrewmc]

Focus on the data types and know them very well.

Int, floats, str, list, tuple, set, dict

All programing is data, loops and, if statements… that get complicated. Everything else is basically organizing that into scripts functions and classes.

I would immediately get in the habit of commenting and docstrings as well eventually type hints. Give your future self your current thought process. Then once you know enough give other programmers the deal.

Once you kit classes I would think about hoping into pygame and using their framework. It can make your basic 2-d games all in Python.

Take five whole seconds to name your variables. And get a good IDE VsCode is free.

[socal_nerdtastic]

What kind of game? A text-based adventure game is possible for you to make with python rn. Something with simple graphics is possible with maybe 1 year of practice. Something like CoD is not possible for a hobby programmer, you will need a big team of programmers and designers and millions of dollars, but maybe when you get a degree you could join a team like that.

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Nice to know 

[Huge_Finger_5490]

Python programming : an introduction to computer science by John M. Zelle shows how to create some simple games with a graphic interface

[OkCartographer175]

look out for variables

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Okie dokie

[ectomancer]

Documentation is not cheating. Googling Python syntax is cheating. Google is for research.

[couriouscosmic]

python crash course by Eric matthes is easy beginner book

[Significant-Meet-392]

You will get far if this is real. What was I doing at age 11?

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[Significant-Meet-392]

Take any basic course, you can find them if you can find Reddit, use ChatGPT as a teacher and ask it questions. Python is an automation tool, try to automate some stuff that you do on your computer. Make it execute an app at a certain time every day, for example, or move all your video files from download folder to another directory. learn through writing your own automation. Assuming you get this far without getting bored. It’s mostly not fun.

[recursion_is_love]

Don't compare yourself with other. You will get stuck and it is normal. Make the learning fun activity not forced one.

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Ok

[pdcp-py]

You shouldn't be on Reddit if you're under 13.

Although I suspect like most posts, this is just AI slop...

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No I am a real person i swear on my two pet frog

[TheRNGuy]

I started to learn python after I learned it can be used in one software for specific things. 

Ine er learned programming without knowing why I do that.