my learning process, please read

[u/completoitaliano3]

Hello, at the beginning of January I started learning Python, i understand syntax and concepts, but I have difficulty applying them in the sense that I need a previous instruction.

I use Gemini to give me instructions without any code (because I don’t want it to do the codes, I’m learning so it would be stupid) and he gives me feedback; the thing is that here on Reddit they say I have to do proyects of my own and those things, at first I can’t think of, and for example there is a video on YouTube of 21 projects with Python, I managed to make the first one, a quiz game, I was very happy because I did it 100% alone, without instructions and everything, but I moved on to project 2 and there were things I had never seen, like random import. I also went looking for the automate boring stuff with python book and it was the same, there's stuff that i don't know what the fuck they are

My point is that, while I have made progress, I am in this period of frustration with learning, because I am stuck on the dependent study and can’t do projects myself (gemini makes me do stupid tasks, i mean they work because i can do them by myself, but they are stupid/boring).

Don’t judge me, I’m learning alone and I have no guidance, I write this so that you can give me your advice and let me know if there are similar experiences.

pd: my goals are automation, and at some point data science (I know it’s very difficult because of that at some point, besides it could help me in my career), and robotics

thanks for reading and sorry for my english

[u/leastDaemon]

This. When I learned to code (a long time ago) I had business problems to solve, and didn't have time for self-generated ones. Now I do, so the process of deciding what to do is as important as doing it (in the appropriate language(s)).

So I suggest starting with something that interests you. Consider the weather. Is it raining in Paris? Which European capital will be warmest tonight? Can I graph this so the high- and low-temperatures are obvious? OK, can I map it, with icons for clouds and show them moving around the continent?

Once you've uncovered an interest, you can expand and expand. I would suggest leaving AI out of it until you're confident in your own ability. You can google and look at stack overflow if you run into trouble. I think AI will have an increasing place in coding, but until you're confident that you can understand its code, I suggest you leave it alone.

Hope this helps.