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Reading the Python Official Documentation is rugged (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 year ago by ChrisLicht@lemm.ee to c/python@programming.dev
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I am at a high-beginner/low-intermediate level in Python, and one thing that drives me nuts is how poorly I am able to read the Python official documentation and grok how to use the described code.

What's the secret? Are there any guides/videos/books that can help my understand how to approach reading it? Or, is it just one of those things that I need to just keep coming back to while coding, and eventually I will get the hang of it?

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[-] hackeryarn@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I feel like this is a trend with dynamic languages that have a REPL. I’ve done a lot of Common Lisp in the past, and had the same feeling.

The best way to get over this is to pop open the python REPL and start playing around with the options and functions. It takes very little ceremony to get a nice example rolling.

https://realpython.com/python-repl/ has some nice advice and tips on extra things you can do in the REPL.

[-] ChrisLicht@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

This was a really interesting suggestion, thank you!

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