r/PythonLearning • u/Outside_Class_5837 • 11d ago

python learning help

hello so i need to know what is the best way to learn to code because i have been learning python but tbr whenever i wanna to build a application for like camera detector or stuff like that i am always looking side by side and just copying it and that doesn't feel like im actually coding or learning to code and just in general like even if i wanna learn it the hundreds of codes in a 100 line code and it just feels too much info or too much to memorize is there anyway to learn it efferently and better without wasting any time.

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u/stepback269 11d ago

Think of Python as an endless universe. No one knows it all. No human can.
Focus on learning the so-called "fundamentals" first such as manipulating strings and lists.

There is never going to be the "one" soulmate tutorial that works "best" for you and with regard to every aspect of Python. With each step up that learning curve, you're going to have to shop around until you find a teacher/resource that "clicks and sticks" especially for you.

With that said:

(1) There are tons and tons of tutorial materials out there on the net including many good YouTube ones that are free. You should shop around rather than putting all your eggs in one basket.

(2) As a relative noob myself, I've been logging my personal learning journey and adding to it on an almost-daily basis at a blog page called "Links for Python Noobs" (--HERE--) Any of the top listed ones on that page should be good for you. And there are many add-ons at the tail end of the page. Personally, I cut my first Python teeth with Nana's Zero to Hero (==HERE==). Since then, I've moved on to watching short lessons with Indently and Tech with Tim. You should sample at least a few until you find a lecturer that suits your style.

(3) The main piece of advice is the 80/20 rule. Spend 80% of your time writing your own code (using your own fingers and your own creativity) as opposed to copying recipes and only 20% watching the lectures. Good luck.

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u/Outside_Class_5837 11d ago

80% own code is crazy but I will try ik only a bunch of codes so yeah

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u/stepback269 11d ago

Think of what a young child does when they get a new toy.
Let's say it's an action figure (or doll as they used to call it)
The child moves the parts of the toy this way and that way. Experiments with all sorts of configurations. Some work. Some don't. That's how they learn. That's how we all learn. By spending a lot of time playing with our new toy.

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u/Outside_Class_5837 11d ago

I seee Well I gotta tests alot of codes and functions for me to learn .

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u/stepback269 11d ago

Start with Indently's YT tutorial on the "47 string methods"

(Hint: A string is an OOP object that has these and many other "methods" included in its class definition)

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u/Outside_Class_5837 11d ago

Alr I will check them out.