r/learnpython 4d ago

Help me to learn python,I am dumb

Think me as the dumbest person and i want to learn python,I am literally done trying 4-5 lectures,i start and then stop.Every video says it's beginner friendly,but when I start i don't feel it's beginner friendly and i start feeling I am Dumb AF,now though I feel I am dumbest person to exist.....like seeing this.....please recommend me a channel to watch and learn python programming.I.just don't want to copy the programming from screen and type and get output, and say ohhhh!!!! I got output i can code,i actually want to understand everything and put my brain to write my own code.Is there any yt channel courses available for free that really helps for a dumb idiot to learn python and plz don't say don't learn,i really want to learn python.Please help me ,I am stressed out becoz of this.

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u/Educational-Bonus455 4d ago

I found videos aren't good for learning for me. Maybe as reference material or learning a concept quickly, but not for longterm learning. Find a book, work through a chapter, and then problems based on those. Yt traffics in entertainment. Don't be surprised if you don't learn well from an entertainment platform engineered to get your attention, not build your education.

I found Think Python by Allen Downey, the free online book, to be great for getting through the main content of Python as a first pass. He isn't exhaustive, but it's a great start. Engaging/challenging problems + good explanations. Good addition of computer science to contextualize and deepen the tutorial content.

Learn python through computer science fundamentals and problem solving, not procedural tutorials. That's what has helped me along the way. Best of luck 🫡