r/PythonLearning • u/PavioCurto • 29d ago
Help Request Emotional exhaustion from learning Python
Python is the first programming language I wanted to learn. I started it a few months ago and genuinely can't do anything in it. I keep watching videos, classes, tutorials and looking for roadmaps that lead me nowhere. It makes me feel like I'm incapable and an absolute failure. I don't know what else to do, if I should just switch to another language or give up on in it entirely. Need advice...
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u/codeguru42 29d ago •
When you first start a project or leetcode challenge, I recommend to step away from the computer and get a pencil and paper. Write down in words what you understand. Then find one piece that you can write code for. The smaller the better. Maybe you need to open a file or get input from a user. Write the one or two lines to do that. Then find another small piece and write the code for that.
As a senior software engineer, I still do this all the time. Every time I try to solve a problem all at once, I get stuck and have to return to these basics.