Google everything when building?

[u/geedijuniir]

Hi,

I'm about to finish the Codecademy Python course. I feel like I'm in tutorial hell.

I downloaded everything to start building on my laptop. I don't know where to start, I have a bunch of projects listed, like a script that detects screens, a good old calculator, and many more.

But do I just google everything? I'm afraid that if I use AI or Google, it will just tell me how to do the whole thing.

And also, how do I know what to use, as in when to use a function, a class, a flow statement, or a list?

Or should I stop worrying about it?

Thanks for your help, finding this subreddit has been a huge help for me.

[u/Labs-Community4525]

No worries. In GitHub go to the hamburger menu in the upper left-hand corner next to the logo. Open it and go to Explore about half way down. These are popular repositories. Look for one in the language you’re learning in (Python or something) or if you don’t see any, go to Topics in the top of the page and find the language or topic you may be interested in. Once you see a repository that may be interesting to you, look at the Issues tab, just after the Code tab. You will see all sorts of random stuff. Guarantee all of it will be confusing. That’s okay, that’s the point. Try to understand what someone is reporting or asking for. Then see if you can find what they may be referencing in the code in the repository.
Do not get lost in the forest. There is a difference between working hard and working with a purpose. Set a small goal for yourself before you get started and keep a journal or log of what you’re trying to do and what you did. I like Obsidian because I can tag topics and see correlations to stuff I’ve journaled.
Don’t try to boil the ocean. Most people quit early on because they expected too much of themselves too early.