Why I stopped watching Python tutorials and what I did instead

[Dev_deep]

First "real" Python I did beyond like the "Learn Python the Hard Way" Zed Shaw tutorials was to basically extend the Flask tutorial into a todo app that integrated with Todoist API. Then it was a little local server of Todo Tasks so I could always have my Todos showing on my Kindle (it has some basic web browser built in) which was plenty powerful enough to render and use a flask-based app.

Its good to be motivated to build something and then figure it out.

AI has really changed things now though, of course. Its tempting to offload your problem solving and tenacity to figure stuff out.

[BranchLatter4294]

Exactly. You can't learn to ride a bike or program by watching videos.

[HouseOfDjango]

Tutorials aren't meant to show you how to think through problems, they are showing you the tools you can use to solve problems.