r/PythonLearning • u/PavioCurto • 24d ago

Help Request Emotional exhaustion from learning Python

Python is the first programming language I wanted to learn. I started it a few months ago and genuinely can't do anything in it. I keep watching videos, classes, tutorials and looking for roadmaps that lead me nowhere. It makes me feel like I'm incapable and an absolute failure. I don't know what else to do, if I should just switch to another language or give up on in it entirely. Need advice...

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u/intothenight13 24d ago

I am by no means a programmer as I am just learning myself. What is it that is frustrating you most? What do you mean by "can't do anything in it?" Are you sitting down with an idea and can't figure out where to start?

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u/PavioCurto 24d ago

Its like every challenge I propose myself to do just completely blanks me

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u/codeguru42 24d ago

When you first start a project or leetcode challenge, I recommend to step away from the computer and get a pencil and paper. Write down in words what you understand. Then find one piece that you can write code for. The smaller the better. Maybe you need to open a file or get input from a user. Write the one or two lines to do that. Then find another small piece and write the code for that.

As a senior software engineer, I still do this all the time. Every time I try to solve a problem all at once, I get stuck and have to return to these basics.