Python is an amazingly versatile programming language. You can use it to build websites, machine learning algorithms, and even autonomous drones. A huge percentage of programmers in the world use Python, and for good reason. It gives you the power to create almost anything. But – and this is a big but – you have to learn it first. Learning any programming language can be intimidating. I personally think that Python is better to learn than most, but learning it was still a rocky journey for me.
One of the things that I found most frustrating when I was learning Python was how generic all the learning resources were. I wanted to learn how to make websites using Python, but it seemed like every learning resource wanted me to spend 2 long, boring, months on Python syntax before I could even think about doing what interested me.
This mismatch made learning Python quite intimidating for me. I put it off for months. I got a couple of lessons into the Codecademy tutorials, then stopped. I looked at Python code, but it was foreign and confusing:
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