thanks - that looks like full independence and would be good to try. I've been using codeium, which was suggested here and it seems as good, if not better than github copilot and it's free for solo developers.

I appreciate you taking the time to make the suggestion - I've learned quite a lot about open source software options in a few weeks here on Lemmy and find it's been an excellent resource for technical info and suggestions.

Thanks! Respectfully, I think I'm OK on that side of the equation. But you're right - you should invest in your own learning and self-directed growth - this applies to all facets of life, not just writing python modules.

I like using copilot. Now that we aren't using punch cards to write monolithic BASIC and we have an internet to work with, most of the brain work in programming is component-based integration. AI makes typing out code a LOT faster, so I won't be ditching it to resume writing out for-loops end-to-end. I just don't want every line of code available to github and definitely don't want to fund the walled AI model if I can find a way around it.