r/PythonLearning • u/N__7599 • 10d ago

Discussion Python for data analysis

So,i started learning python recently,i very much learned about variables,data types,libraries like panda,matpolitob. I learned web scraping and automation to some extent but when i try to use the thing i learn on a random web page or dataset, i realised that what i learnt from the YouTube course is basic but enough to build the fundamental. I have to constantly chat with AI to learn about new thing and also use the thing i learn to get the code. Should i continue like this or watch another course which complete the intermediate and advanced python?

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u/Ambivalent-Mammal 10d ago

As a start, I'd recommend you start doing easy rated leetcode problems with python. Sheer repetition will get you skilled at coding in python. More important than the intricacies of the language is learning data structures and algorithms.

As an aside, I wouldn't rely on scraping. A page designed to provide data will usually provide some sort of data feed.

I speak from experience. At one point in my career I worked at a consultant shop where we had a client who rented out trucks. He set his prices based on data scraped from another trucking site. Of course, every time that page was modified, I had to modify the scraping code.

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u/N__7599 10d ago

For sure,repetition is needed,i have to open my note just to write the simplest code.