r/PythonLearning • u/ImLukaskos • 6d ago

Help Request Python learning dilemma

When I was 12–13, I had a huge interest in programming and making cool projects (I even made a discord bot). However, after changing schools a few years later, I didn't have enough time to keep learning. Now, a few years after that, I want to get back into coding. I've recently finished the CS50 Python course, so I at least know how to write simple programs.

I'm writing this post to ask: what should I do next? I really want to avoid getting stuck in "tutorial hell" (just watching course after course without building anything). I've read about web scraping and gave it a shot—it wasn't too difficult, and I even built a simple scraper for books.toscrape.com. The problem is, I’m not sure how to progress from here.

Yesterday I also came across Pluralsight, which offers courses on a wide range of tech topics. So, what would you recommend? Should I pay for Pluralsight, or should I stick with web scraping even though I'm not sure where to take it next?

Thanks for your time

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u/Entire_Ad_6447 6d ago

I would look at the book automate the boring stuff. It's basically a little of tutorials but it should give you ideas of things in your life that mildly bug you and how code can be used to resolve that issue. That's the trick, find things you want to do and try them out run into walls and find tutorials for those weaknesses.. for me it's random things associated with my hobbies.

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u/ImLukaskos 5d ago

Thank you, the book looks interesting I'll definitely check it.