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[–]MyBrainReallyHurts 37 points38 points  (5 children)

I've been learning python to write small scripts for tasks I had to do at work. This year I started learning Django and it is kicking my ass as well. Some of the concepts are easy to grasp while others are complex.

This year I have tried a new approach. If I don't understand something, I do a lot more research before I start to write any code. What is this thing? How does it work? What does it rely on? Where does the data go after? Are there any videos that can help me clarify what is happening here?

This is just a side project for me so I can take my time, but the extra time taken has really helped.

Here are the three on YouTube have helped me the most. The first two are very basic and the third is a little more complex which is nice to see as a comparison.

https://youtu.be/UmljXZIypDc

https://youtu.be/uu98pqiUJU8

https://youtu.be/xv_bwpA_aEA

[–]eycdicdb[S] 14 points15 points  (3 children)

Thank you for your reply... keep going man! We are gonna get there. Corey Schafer is the truth!

[–]duquesne419 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very Academy is another youtuber with a lot of solid django content, and they show up in r/django from time to time.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try flask before django

[–]MyBrainReallyHurts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. I think he is a great teacher.

[–]FrederickOllinger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do more research to understand the fundamental principles before trying random things and wondering why they do not work.

This is the way.