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Ask Anything Monday - Weekly Thread (self.learnpython)

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Welcome to another /r/learnPython weekly "Ask Anything* Monday" thread

Here you can ask all the questions that you wanted to ask but didn't feel like making a new thread.

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[–]Moonlitlucii_13 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Dude as I have just passout class 12 and I don't even know about the python can you help me how I make python helpful for me

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started easing my way into coding about 4-5 months ago I watched 4 YouTube courses on how python works and all the beginner to intermediate stuff, and 1 final video course on api connections and made a gigantic spreadsheet of all the built in functions, keywords, with definitions and examples and definitions of everything I didn’t understand once I found it out. Following that I completed the sololearn python developer certification. Once completed I started on my first project which is pretty advanced for me it incorporates a lot of api components and most of the time when I don’t understand what’s meant to go where I just give up and ask ChatGPT for the answer which normal is an awful example but I use it more like a blue print so I know where stuff is kind of supposed to go. Im just looking for some guidance on where to go from here to take it to the next level so I’m not so dependent on ChatGPT.

For the TL;DR I started coding 4-5 months ago I use ChatGPT to much and I want to get better faster, thank you.

[–]Impressive_Ice_7083 0 points1 point  (5 children)

Hello everyone, I am a beginner in Python. I watch YouTube vidoes just to understand coding but when I wanna do the examples. I do not know how to go about it.

Please I need help in understanding Python.

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[–]papupig 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Hello guys, beginner Python user here. Any materials that are free / cheap that I can use over the holiday period to study data structures? Eg binary trees linked lists hash tables etc

I need to practice for university because I flunked my last paper which mostly comprised of those topics

And in general what is a good way to study and practice Python?

I did do the 101 course from my university which did help, but it was mostly syntax and this current course is a big jump which I struggled to adjust to. Thanks guys !

[–]CowboyBoats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello guys, beginner Python user here. Any materials that are free / cheap that I can use over the holiday period to study data structures? Eg binary trees linked lists hash tables etc

YES, I know a really good resource that got me really good at this in a hurry. (caveat, there are a lot of them and everyone has their own favorite). my favorite is neetcode and its roadmap. use that map, and the linked video explanations.

remember this: the objective of studying data structures and algorithms isn't for you to be able to deduce the solutions of problems! it's for you to be able to remember the solutions to problems.

And in general what is a good way to study and practice Python?

The best way to learn python is to build stuff. Advent of Code started today!

[–]redash12345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I heard the Automate The Boring Stuff course becomes free on the first three days of the month. It is Dec 2nd today so how can I find it? (On Udemy it is still shown as a paid course.)

[–]iorgfeflkd 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I am using Spyder with Anaconda in Windows for some basic scripting, more complicated stuff I'll do in Ubuntu but that's not relevant here.

When I try to plot something with matplotlib, sometimes it plots in Spyder's "Plots" tab and everything is fine. Sometimes it tries to open a new window that immediately freezes and crashes the kernel. Obviously I would prefer only the first to occur, but I don't know what leads to one or the other. Has anyone encountered this before or knows how to fix it?

Python 3.12.7 | packaged by Anaconda, Inc. | (main, Oct 4 2024, 13:17:27) [MSC v.1929 64 bit (AMD64)] Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

IPython 8.27.0 -- An enhanced Interactive Python.

Edit: when other people have this problem it's really fucky to solve, is there another GUI-capable python console you'd recommend?

Edit 2, for future googlers: I went into Tools>Preferences>iPython Console>Graphics and changed the backend to Tkinter, ran it, saw it made a working graph in its own window, then changed it back to inline and worked. I'll see if this keeps working.

[–]CowboyBoats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Super odd. Grand that you posted the answer here for future searchers!