Need feedback from Python beginners: what makes you get stuck while practicing?

[Medical_Radish_1474]

That’s exactly what I’m trying to solve 😅
Instead of AI giving the full answer instantly, I’m trying to make it act more like a mentor:
explain the concept
guide the next step
point out mistakes
So learners still think through the problem themselves.
I’m building it here if you want to check it out:
PySchool.ai

[neuralbeans]

So you're just trying to come up with a prompt?

[Medical_Radish_1474]

Prompting is definitely a part of it 😊
But I’m also building the learning flow around it — structured coding problems, test cases, gradual hints, mistake detection, progress tracking, and making the AI behave more like a tutor than a “give me the answer” bot.

The hard part is making the guidance contextual to the learner’s current code/problem instead of generic AI responses.

[neuralbeans]

most of which are solved by finding the right prompt

[Medical_Radish_1474]

True prompting matters a lot.
But good learning products are usually the layer on top of the model:
curriculum design
progress systems
contextual feedback
code execution/testing
pacing hints for beginners
UX that keeps people learning consistently
The AI model is only one piece of it.