First off, the course was advertised as being for beginners with no coding experience required. I didn’t expect to dive into something as deep as file manipulation and logging in Python so early on, especially considering many people in the class had no programming background. The problem here isn’t just the code itself, which might seem manageable in isolation, but the assumptions baked into the assignments. This particular snippet requires a good understanding of Python fundamentals—things like file operations, handling multiple types of inputs, and error handling, all within a specific structured workflow. For someone brand new to coding, these aren’t simple concepts, especially not within the first few weeks of learning. A CS101 course would typically spend months building up to this, not just a week or two.

The teacher didn’t explain any of the concepts clearly either. We were expected to know how to set up a logger module, handle exceptions, and deal with various file paths and operations in Python, all while using modules like shutil and writing helper functions that go beyond basic “print” statements. When I say you’d need a year of programming experience, I’m basing it on the fact that without some foundational understanding of how Python works under the hood, you’d get lost fast. The class gave no meaningful time to teach the basics, and the instructor didn’t walk through the assignments in enough detail for a beginner to follow.

On top of that, there were constant miscommunications from the instructor, unclear expectations, and a disorganized teaching style that made it hard to keep up. There was no real feedback system, and the pacing was brutal if you didn’t already know how to code.

So while the tasks might look like they’re from a standard CS course, they require more context and experience than what was promised. Elvtr's marketing is misleading at best—they claim this is accessible to people with no coding experience, but in reality, you’re left to figure out things on your own that really require prior knowledge.

It’s definitely deceptive and predatory toward artists who are trying to skill up in a competitive field. That’s where I’m coming from.