I spent $40 on a Python course that just copied the free docs, don't make my mistake

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I mean I've been there with those paid online courses. Last year I bought this video editing one that was basically just the free tutorials from the software's own site, but with worse audio. It felt like they just read the help menu out loud. I was so annoyed I just asked for a refund.

rowanw912mo ago

Yeah that's rough. Did the course at least have any hands-on projects or real code examples you could work with? I've seen some where they just list syntax rules from the docs, but the ones that are actually worth money usually build something small, like a web scraper or a basic game.

mason_murray82mo ago

Did you check if the course had a refund policy before buying?

the_john4d ago

Hold up, forty bucks isn't that big of a loss. You probably spent more on lunch last week. Ive definitely bought worse things for forty dollars, like that one time I got a "premium" hammer that broke on the third nail. Just take the L and move on, or skim the docs yourself and copy the parts that actually matter for whatever you're trying to build. Most programming is just googling stuff anyway.