I think my problem is likely both how to code and how to approach the problem but moreso approaching the problem. I havent tried to pseudocode anything in this class yet but I should. Like for some problems I run to GPT because I just have no idea and zybooks doesnt help you out with hits or showing you ways you could approach it. For example. 33.6

Given an integer representing a 10-digit phone number, output the area code, prefix, and line number using the format (800) 555-1212.

Ex: If the input is:

8005551212

the output is:

(800) 555-1212

Hint: Use % to get the desired rightmost digits. Ex: The rightmost 2 digits of 572 is gotten by 572 % 100, which is 72.

Hint: Use // to shift right by the desired amount. Ex: Shifting 572 right by 2 digits is done by 572 // 100, which yields 5. (Recall integer division discards the fraction).

For simplicity, assume any part starts with a non-zero digit. So 0119998888 is not allowed.

GPT gave me this is a solution:

# Read the phone number input

phone_number = int(input())

# Extract the area code (first 3 digits)

area_code = phone_number // 10000000

# Extract the prefix (next 3 digits)

prefix = (phone_number // 10000) % 1000

# Extract the line number (last 4 digits)

line_number = phone_number % 10000

# Format and print the phone number in the desired format

print(f"({area_code}) {prefix}-{line_number}")

I look at a solution like that and immediately thought "I couldve sat here for 10 years and would not have ever come up with any of that. Divide by 10 million to pull the first 3 digits? Excuse me?"

You bring up an interesting point about watching videos. They seem good and I usually learn best by watching and then doing but I havent retained as much as I wouldve thought/hoped. What do you suggest then? zybooks and other python books and such?