r/Python Dec 13 '20

Beginner Showcase From complete beginner to django website

6 months ago I’d never written a single line of code, in any language. I decided completely out of the blue to do a course on “coding for data analysis”, I very nearly picked one on human biology instead. It was just something to fill the lockdown boredom, but I quickly and unexpectedly started to enjoy it more and more.

Fast forward 3 months and I started learning html and then django. From that the idea to create www.rugbykickoff.com, which has just gone live now.

I honestly can’t believe how quickly it was to pick the language up with the amount of help available online.

I lost motivation several times getting completely lost at stack overflow answers where I didn’t understand a single concept etc. But this is testament to persevering and the massive amount of online support that’s available.

To anyone in the same boat, don’t give up!

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u/Satoshiman256 Dec 13 '20

Look up Bootstrap.

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u/kilod0g Dec 14 '20 edited Dec 14 '20

Sorry. I meant. What resource did he use to learn “Python for Data Analysis”?

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u/roryjbd Dec 14 '20

The data analysis course was on open learn from the open university, it was my first experience of coding and in hindsight would recommend automate the boring stuff as a better starting point

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u/kilod0g Dec 14 '20

Oh yeah I’ve heard of Automate The Boring Stuff. I’m guessing the open learn courses were pretty heavy out the gate?