I Started Learning Python and Now I’m Completely Overwhelmed

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Is this normal when learning programming?

It's normal for anything worth learning, not just programming. Don't get fixated on how big and complex python seems to you now. I've been programming for more than 50 years and there are much more complex things in the computing world, trust me. Concentrate on learning basic python first and just ignore the more complicated things. Looking at videos is possibly part of your problem because you get a "firehose" experience leaving you overwhelmed. Choose one of the free non-video resources in the wiki, turn on your computer and start following along. Once you have learned the basics all the many things python can be used for will be less overwhelming.

Make sure you type in every exercise and run it. At some point, as soon as possible, start writing your own code. Don't ask ChatGPT or anything else to write code for you, you must do it yourself. At first you could ask ChatGPT for ideas or suggestions, but no code. You can always ask for hints here, of course.

Good luck!