7
Warning: I tried to learn Python from a book I found at the library and it made me want to quit.
I checked out 'Python for Absolute Beginners' from the Seattle Public Library last week. The first chapter was okay, but by page 50, it jumped straight into explaining classes and objects without any clear examples. I spent three hours staring at the same paragraph about inheritance and got nowhere. Has anyone else hit a wall with a book that was supposed to be for beginners? What did you switch to?
2 comments
Log in to join the discussion
Log In2 Comments
rosel831mo ago
Ugh, that sounds so familiar... I used to think you had to learn from a proper book to do it right. Then I got stuck on a chapter about data types that was just walls of text. I switched to a free site with little coding challenges you do right in your browser. Typing the code myself and seeing it fail or work right away made it click way more than just reading ever did.
1
hannah2401mo ago
Ever feel like some books are written in a secret code only the author gets? I had the same thing happen with a C++ book years ago. It just dumped theory on you without showing how to actually use it. I gave up and found a YouTube series where the guy built a small game step by step. Watching someone code in real time and explain their mistakes was a total game changer for me. What kind of stuff do you want to make with Python?
1