🔒 python guide for regular people

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@zealous swan

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[misty gate]

Okay I will

[fringe apex]

!res try to go through these resources and see if they are good for you

[distant leaf]

Resources

The Resources page on our website contains a list of hand-selected learning resources that we regularly recommend to both beginners and experts.

[zealous swan]

They just confused me

Anything else?

like videos?

[misty gate]

Are you new new or kinda new

Like you know basics or nah

[zealous swan]

I've never used python before

[misty gate]

Use cs50 harvard courses (free) and automiseboringstuff (book also free)

[zealous swan]

are those videos?

[misty gate]

Yep

[fringe apex]

I don't have a direct link to a video but there are full python courses on youtube which will help you learn the basics and then go through some other course / make your own projects, you'll learn a lot

and if you encounter any problems / you don't understand something ask here and a lot of people will help you

[zealous swan]

What does no such file/directory mean?

[fringe apex]

it means from the directory you are running the program you can't see the file you're trying to access, its like looking for an image that is in documents when you are in downloads

you have to move to that location or you have to move the file to your location

[zealous swan]

how do I do that?

[fringe apex]

write cd "directory where is your python file"
and then python yourfilename.py

[zealous swan]

"The system cannot find the path specified"

[fringe apex]

copy the whole path

[zealous swan]

I did

[fringe apex]

including the c: on the start or d: anything u have there

[zealous swan]

yep

[fringe apex]

and did you remove the filename?

[zealous swan]

can you show me an example?

I copy and pasted what you sent me

[fringe apex]

bad: cd "c:\users\...\file.py"
good: cd "c:\users\...\"

[zealous swan]

I'm lost now

[fringe apex]

no problem

where is your python file located?

[zealous swan]

I don't know

[misty gate]

Did you save your file ?

[zealous swan]

what file?

[misty gate]

Python file

[zealous swan]

I have python installed

[misty gate]

Your project

[fringe apex]

create a file:
test.py
write print("hello world") inside
and run it using python test.py
it will execute everything inside of test.py

[zealous swan]

y'all are just confusing me more

I have command prompt open

[fringe apex]

yep nice

do you have a python file?

[zealous swan]

I have python installed

Idk what file you're talking about

[fringe apex]

okay I see

you will need to create a file

[zealous swan]

How?

[fringe apex]

where you will write your code

do you know how to create a text file?

[zealous swan]

no

[fringe apex]

do you know how to use windows explorer?

to browse files?

[zealous swan]

yes

[misty gate]

off-topic question but can I still join jam?

[fringe apex]

nope, it has ended and the results are out, next jam will be in 6months to 1 year, watch the announcement channel

[misty gate]

Thank you

[zealous swan]

Can you leave? I'm trying to get help here

[misty gate]

I asked one question off topic

[fringe apex]

okay, you want to follow some tutorial on basic python, it will show you how to create and edit a python file

[zealous swan]

link?

[fringe apex]

then when you have it, it will show up in file explorer

then you can run it with console

[fringe apex]

search up python tutorial on youtube, any tutorial should show it

[zealous swan]

please slow down I have no idea what those words mean

[fringe apex]

sorry

[zealous swan]

what exactly do I search up?

[fringe apex]

start with zhis

[zealous swan]

how to make a file with python?

[misty gate]

!res

[distant leaf]

Resources

The Resources page on our website contains a list of hand-selected learning resources that we regularly recommend to both beginners and experts.

[misty gate]

Download vscode

[fringe apex]

you can search how to make hello world in python and it should tell you easy steps

[zealous swan]

wtf is hello world?

[misty gate]

Words

[zealous swan]

can we please stick to one thing at a time?

[fringe apex]

its the first program you are going to run

you are going to make a program that says hello world!

[zealous swan]

Also kiddo you're not being helpful so please stop replying

[karmic wasp]

Can u provide link for this free course

[fringe apex]

zenon, ima respond every minute or two cause I have a lesson if you don't mind

[misty gate]

You can find it by yourself

[zealous swan]

you're the only one actually helping so I don't mind

[fringe apex]

alr, gimme a minute

[zealous swan]

thank you

[misty gate]

https://tenor.com/view/dog-crying-meme-doggo-crys-megan-soo-crying-dog-gif-5276199764143986284

[karmic wasp]

@misty gate bro I am tryed that but it's paid so I feel u okay , if u want to do help then do okay ?

[fringe apex]

okay so what you want to do first is install a text editor so you can write code

[misty gate]

Automate the Boring Stuff is a really good book for complete beginners and it's free to read online: https://automatetheboringstuff.com/#toc
If you prefer to watch video tutorials Corey Schafer's playlist is also really good: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-osiE80TeTskrapNbzXhwoFUiLCjGgY7
I also recommend Harvard’s free online course, CS50P: Introduction to Programming with Python: https://pll.harvard.edu/course/cs50s-introduction-programming-python
This is an alternative online course with lots of integrated practice problems you can do directly in the browser: https://programming-25.mooc.fi/

[fringe apex]

I recommend installing visual studio code (VSCode)

https://code.visualstudio.com/download

tell me when you got it @zealous swan

[zealous swan]

It's installed

[fringe apex]

nice open it now

[zealous swan]

it's open

[fringe apex]

now, open file explorer, create a folder called python on desktop

and in the vscode you want to "open folder" and select that folder

this will be the place where you have your python projects

[zealous swan]

okay

It's open

[fringe apex]

nice, right click on the left bar and create a file, name it file.py

if theres a popup to install recommended python extension, install it

[zealous swan]

nothing happens when I right click

[fringe apex]

can you send a screenshot?

might be better for me to see

[zealous swan]

see what?

[fringe apex]

your screen

so I can guide you better

[zealous swan]

I don't have an option to create a file

[fringe apex]

do this, I'll help from here

[misty gate]

You see file on left up corner ?

In vscode

[zealous swan]

Idk why you said to right click I just went to file and made it

[fringe apex]

my bad, I create it using right click and new file

but now

[misty gate]

Create now dawg

[fringe apex]

write

print("hello world!")

into the file and gimme a sec

[misty gate]

Type thing like print(“hello world”)

[misty gate]

https://tenor.com/view/predator-arnold-schwarzenegger-hand-shake-arms-gif-3468629

[zealous swan]

?

[fringe apex]

click on the file

and write this in it

[zealous swan]

done

[fringe apex]

save it with ctrl + s

the white dot on the top (next to the file name) should disappear

[zealous swan]

okay

[misty gate]

turn on auto save

[fringe apex]

no

this is too complex

for now

[zealous swan]

I never had a white dot

[fringe apex]

can you send a screenshot of what you see on the screen?

[misty gate]

It’s much more easier

[zealous swan]

I can take a pic with my phone

[fringe apex]

sure

that'll help a lot

[misty gate]

Why you hate auto save

[fringe apex]

I don't hate it, it's a good habbit to save your files manually, and if you mess up you can revert more easily

[fringe apex]

this is perfect

[zealous swan]

How is this supposed to help me install?

[fringe apex]

do you see a triangle to run the file on the right top of the screen?

[zealous swan]

No

[fringe apex]

this is supposed to help you code

[misty gate]

It’s like ➡️

[zealous swan]

I’m trying to install not code

[fringe apex]

wait what are you trying to install

[zealous swan]

A program

[misty gate]

Bruh

[fringe apex]

why did you say you wanted a python guide ?

[zealous swan]

so I can install a program

[fringe apex]

every program has its own install process, you need to follow that

[misty gate]

https://tenor.com/view/jesse-pinkman-jesse-pinkman-depressed-sad-gif-14614205673094656184

[zealous swan]

...

[misty gate]

What program tho

[fringe apex]

python guide for regular people sounds like you wanted to learn how to code

you need to say how to install a programm

if you don't want to learn how to code you can uninstall the vscode

[misty gate]

Mira

I still can’t understand what point of all this

He just wanted python ?

[zealous swan]

when I try to run the program it says no such file or directory found

[fringe apex]

install some program

[zealous swan]

when I try to install it says program already installed

[fringe apex]

okay, open the program location in file explorer

[zealous swan]

how?

[fringe apex]

what are you trying to install

I've got no context to work with here

[misty gate]

I’m disappointed

[fringe apex]

if its a program you need to run python file.py
if its something else like an exe you need to double click it

[zealous swan]

when I run it says no file or directory

[misty gate]

Just tell us what are you trying to download

[fringe apex]

could you give more info?

[misty gate]

It will be so much easier if you do

[fringe apex]

yes because it doesn't exist, you need to run it inside the correct location

[zealous swan]

how?

[fringe apex]

1. open file explorer
2. navigate to where you installed it
3. click the navigation bar so you can type there
4. type cmd and press enter
5. run python programname.py

[zealous swan]

I don't know where it was installed

[fringe apex]

what are you installing?

a script?
an application?
an installer?

[zealous swan]

program

[fringe apex]

😭 what is the name of the program

[distant leaf]

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