I finally tried to learn Python from a free online course last month.

Everyone says to start with the basics, but I got stuck for 3 days just trying to install the right version and set up the tools. It made me wonder if maybe jumping into a project first is actually better than following a structured lesson plan. Has anyone else skipped the intro stuff and just tried to build something simple right away?

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brookep621mo ago

Yeah, getting stuck on setup is the worst. I used to swear by the basics first, but hitting a wall like that made me switch to just building a dumb little script instead.

johnthompson1mo ago

Man, that's so true. I read this blog post last week about how over-planning can kill a project before it even starts. The writer called it "tutorial hell," where you're just setting up tools forever. Sometimes you just gotta make something, even if it's bad, to get the engine turning over. That dumb little script is way better than a perfect setup that goes nowhere.