I spent $30 on a Python course and it was a total game changer

I got the 'Automate the Boring Stuff with Python' course on Udemy for about thirty bucks. It showed me how to write a simple script to rename a bunch of files at once, which saved me hours of manual work. I was stuck just reading about code before, but actually making something that helped me made it click. Has anyone else found a specific course or book that got them over the beginner hump?

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henderson.mason6mo ago

Totally get how building something useful makes it stick.

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the_alex5mo ago

My buddy tried to learn woodworking by just reading. It finally clicked when he made a simple birdhouse, just like you said about building something useful. He uses that thing every day to hold his mail.

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fiona_walker146mo ago

Yeah @henderson.mason, I used to think the opposite.

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