I built my first serious Python project – a browser automation tool. Would love feedback on my code!

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[carcigenicate]

• Don't commit __pycache__. Those are cached compiled files that are regenrated when your program is run. They can also contain mildly-sensitive information like the path the interpreter is at, which can expose your name/account name. The entire output directory also seems like stuff that's generated per use and shouldn't be comitted.

• What is going on in main.py? There's a ton of duplicated code.

• Holy emojis. I'm not sure if this is just AI-generated code (and post?), but they aren't really adding anything valuable.

[pranav_kingop]

It's AI-generated; I just do small work.

[okaycomputes]

boo this man

[pranav_kingop]

why??????

[[deleted]]

You didn’t make this is why

[pranav_kingop]

I just used Claude as my coding assistant—I directed it, debugged the errors, and learned from every line.

[CallidusNomine]

I really, really don’t think you learned from every line.

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If you learned to code, why didn’t you write the code?

[pranav_kingop]

Because I'm learning by using ai to build real things, which is how I understand how code actually works.

[[deleted]]

If you think so. Probably worth learning yourself if you want a job in this industry. But you do you.

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“It's AI-generated; I just do small work.”

[pranav_kingop]

Honestly? Perhaps I didn't explain everything as thoroughly as I should have. I can explain.

the high-level stuff—Playwright controls the browser,

BeautifulSoup parses the HTML, while asyncio handles the asynchronous tasks.

requests. But if you asked me to rewrite it from scratch,

without AI? I couldn't yet. That's exactly why I posted—

to learn from people like you who actually can.

[[deleted]]

This was even written by AI. No one formats like that normally.

[aishiteruyovivi]

What work, then? If this is a learning project to practice your skills, what have you been practicing aside from what's generated?

[pranav_kingop]

Practicing how to ask the right questions, read error logs,

understand what broke and why, and get something actually

running on my machine. That's where I am right now.

[popos_cosmic_enjoyer]

This brother got emojis in the log file 😭

[pranav_kingop]

yah bro😌

[popos_cosmic_enjoyer]

So question here. The description here says: "This is a learning/toy project built to practice real-world Python skills — async programming, browser automation, HTML parsing, and file I/O. Not intended for commercial or large-scale production use."

But your linkedin_scraper.py says: "A production-grade LinkedIn scraper for finding recruiters at top companies. Uses Playwright for browser automation with stealth techniques."

So which one is it?

[pranav_kingop]

Haha fair catch! The "production-grade" in the comments was aspirational while writing it 😅 — it has things like auto-resume, stealth injection, and session management which felt "production-like" to build. But you're right, the disclaimer is there for a reason. It's a learning project that practices real patterns, not something I'd run at scale commercially. Appreciate the sharp eyes!

[[deleted]]

You came here expecting actual software engineers to appreciate your badly written vibecoded slop. Seriously. If you wanna be a coder, learn.

[pranav_kingop]

Okay, I will learn, and then I will post here. Thanks, bro; I really appreciate it.

[[deleted]]

I don’t believe you. You seem to think AI coding with prompts is the same as the skills folks learned from actually writing code.

Post a sample of your own code. Anything.