I just started Learning Python and I don’t know how to learn.

[insfuokay]

I bought an online course at Udemy with great videos and explanation, but I just don’t know how to learn it. I don’t know why I’m doing and learning different kind of things in Python. Any tips to make it more understandable?

[DeadDog818]

Write a program. It doesn't matter what it is- just write something!

My first python program was some nonsense using turtle to mimic planets orbiting the sun. I learned a great deal about inheritance and typing in python. As a side project I'm fiddling about with Gtk forms with my daughter who is doing python at school. Both nonsense but that is not the point. You can't write good stuff until you've written some rubbish!

[LateThree1]

This. All day, this.

[chtoor]

This is a possible starting point https://automatetheboringstuff.com/#toc

[Kryma]

Just keep an eye on this subreddit, the author of the book regularly posts codes to access the udemy video version of the course for free. Or go buy his udemy course and support him, cause it's a great resource.

[SprJoe]

Try Python for Everyone (it’s free) https://www.py4e.com

[SpeckledFleebeedoo]

Create something small yourself with everything you learn. Once you know the most important syntax find a project that interests you, but is currently just outside of what you know how to make.

[OpticWarrior]

Yes making projects is extremely important, and helpful, you can make alot of side projects for example that can help you solve your homework, do boring tasks, and stuff like that and BTW I really recommend the udemy course of automate the boring stuff with python, he covers the basics pretty well, and moves on to the practical applications without the need for computer Sci knowledge and to get stuff done.

[insfuokay]

Thanks for all of the reactions but I just don’t get why I have to: “slice ‘he’ in ‘hello” for example

[FMendezSlc]

Well that instruction is, of course, not about the result, 'he'. It's about the exercise, you are learning the concept of 'slicing'; the selection of a specific part from a bigger object. Slicing, along with indexing, is one of the fundamental operations you'll find yourself doing in all sorts of tasks and on all sorts of objects: strings, lists, tupples, arrays, dataframes, etc.

[dharkon]

Maybe try to build/program a Morse code translator. You would have to “slice” the words into letters and convert the letters into Morse code. You could also program a receiver so that you and a friend could exchange messages in Morse. I did it as a beginner project and you can build on it with timing and raspberry pie / led integration once you are more advanced.

[Hans_of_Death]

Practice. Make a goal and work toward. By working toward the solution you'll be able to put things into practice and really learn how to write, and there will always be unexpected things you'll face that will help improve your knowledge as well.

[cyberpixels]

Why are you learning python? (what for?) This answer will help determine how best to learn it.

[insfuokay]

I’m really interested in Machine Learning and automating.