Changed my mind about that $60 Python course I almost skipped

I was sure I could learn everything from free YouTube videos, so I almost didn't buy this intro to Python course. It was $60, which felt like a lot for something I could maybe find for free. But my friend kept saying the structured projects were worth it, so I finally got it. The big thing was having someone walk me through setting up my first real project, a simple weather app, step by step. The free videos I watched before would jump around or assume I knew things I didn't. This course had a clear path and actual code I could mess with and break to learn. It saved me weeks of being stuck and confused. Has anyone else found a specific paid resource that actually made things click when the free stuff didn't?

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kevin_roberts411mo ago

Heard the same about paid courses for learning git basics.

wades761mo ago

My buddy dropped $40 on a Udemy SQL course. Said the exercises finally made joins make sense.

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oscarwright29d ago

@wades76 I feel like the exercises are the only way it really sticks. Reading about joins or watching someone explain them felt like it made sense but I'd draw a blank as soon as I had to write one myself. That Udemy money is probably a good deal if it saves you hours of frustration later. I spent way too long just guessing at ON clauses before I found a book that finally clicked for me.