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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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[โ€“] fsniper@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

Python docs are mostly "reference" material. Which means it's not intended to show you how things are done, but used as detailed descriptions of commands/statements/classes/methods.

This is why you are having trouble understanding it. You first need to go understand fundamentals of it and they will be useful when you need details and intricacies of something while using it.