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How I Let AI Mentor Me in Python One Script at a Time

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“What if you could learn to code by building cool tools—without needing to understand everything up front?”

That was the question I asked myself when I hit a wall.
I was tired of half-finishing tutorials.
I was tired of seeing job listings with words I didn’t know.
I knew just enough Python to get by, but not enough to ship.

And then, almost by accident, I discovered a new approach:
I stopped trying to learn Python the “right” way. I started building things with AI instead.

Let me walk you through how I did it—and how you can do the same starting today.


🚀 Why This Works (Even If You're Not “Good” at Code)

Most beginner devs fall into two traps:

  • Trap 1: They read too much and build too little.
  • Trap 2: They build the wrong stuff—too boring or too complicated.

With GPT and Python, you can skip both traps. You get a feedback loop:

✅ You describe what you want
🤖 AI writes it
🐛 You run it, find bugs, and ask for fixes
💡 You learn while shipping real code

And best of all? You don’t need to “master” anything first. You start with curiosity and finish with a working project.


🛠️ Project 1: A Daily Journal That Stores Entries as JSON

I started simple.

Prompt:

“Make a Python CLI tool that lets me write journal entries and saves them to a JSON file.”

Output (trimmed):

import json, sys, os
from datetime import datetime

FILE = "journal.json"
entries = []

if os.path.exists(FILE):
    with open(FILE, "r") as f:
        entries = json.load(f)

entry = input("Write your journal entry:\n> ")
timestamp = datetime.now().isoformat()

entries.append({"timestamp": timestamp, "entry": entry})

with open(FILE, "w") as f:
    json.dump(entries, f, indent=2)

print("Saved.")
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What I Learned:

  • How json.load() and json.dump() work
  • How to handle file not found errors
  • How to structure basic CLI input/output

More importantly, I had something useful I could run every day.


🎮 Project 2: A Game That Plays Rock Paper Scissors

This one was purely for fun.

Prompt:

“Write a terminal-based Rock Paper Scissors game in Python.”

GPT nailed it:

import random

options = ["rock", "paper", "scissors"]
user = input("Choose rock, paper, or scissors: ").lower()
comp = random.choice(options)

print(f"Computer chose: {comp}")

if user == comp:
    print("It's a tie!")
elif (user == "rock" and comp == "scissors") or \
     (user == "paper" and comp == "rock") or \
     (user == "scissors" and comp == "paper"):
    print("You win!")
else:
    print("You lose!")
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What I Learned:

  • random.choice() and basic logic flow
  • Clean way to write conditionals
  • How to turn beginner exercises into CLI games

🧠 Project 3: An Idea Tracker with Date Sorting

I wanted to organize my project ideas by date.

Prompt:

“Make a Python script that stores project ideas in a file and shows them sorted by date.”

GPT built this using csv and datetime.

import csv
from datetime import datetime

FILENAME = "ideas.csv"

idea = input("What's your new idea?\n> ")
date = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")

with open(FILENAME, "a", newline="") as f:
    writer = csv.writer(f)
    writer.writerow([date, idea])

print("\nCurrent Ideas:\n")

with open(FILENAME) as f:
    reader = csv.reader(f)
    sorted_ideas = sorted(reader, key=lambda x: x[0], reverse=True)

    for row in sorted_ideas:
        print(f"{row[0]} - {row[1]}")
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What I Learned:

  • How to use the csv module
  • How to append without overwriting
  • How to sort records by date (without pandas!)

💬 What GPT Teaches You (Even When You Don't Notice)

Every script gave me bite-sized Python lessons without needing to study.
Instead of theory, I got:

  • Instant syntax examples
  • Clear structure (what goes where)
  • Fixes for every error I hit

I even started getting curious:

“Why is it better to use with open()?”
“Can I rewrite this as a function?”
“How can I add argparse to this?”

That’s the magic. Curiosity drives real learning—not just watching someone else’s YouTube tutorial.


🔁 Bonus: Let GPT Fix Its Own Mistakes

Here’s where it gets wild.

Sometimes the AI writes broken code. But if you copy the error and paste it back into the chat?

It learns. And it fixes it.

Example:

Me: “I got this error: TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not iterable
GPT: “Ah, looks like I forgot to return the list from the function. Here's the fix…”

Just like a mentor, GPT guides you through what went wrong, not just how to fix it.


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🧠 Final Thoughts: Build First, Understand Later

If you're stuck in tutorial hell, here’s what you need to remember:

“You don’t need to understand everything before you build something.”

Start with AI.
Describe what you want.
Run the code.
Break it.
Fix it.

Each time you do, you’ll get smarter—without even realizing it.

By the time you do revisit those Python textbooks or take that next course, everything will click.

So go ahead:
Open a terminal.
Open ChatGPT.
And build your first AI-assisted Python script today.


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Top comments (3)

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Xion Apex Academy

Really interesting post. What stood out to me is how AI can accelerate development, especially when you have just enough coding knowledge to follow along and debug.

You don’t have to master everything upfront—but being able to read and reason through code lets you use AI like a turbocharged dev assistant. That’s where the real power is: shipping faster and learning as you go.
Although my python is rusty i have been experimenting with this too—especially in Python and web dev—and the learning curve feels way less steep when AI helps scaffold the project for you.

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Kevin Asutton

AI as a Tutor what a great idea!!!!

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Steven T.

I like the way you use AI to teach you how to code through building actual tools. You reverse engineer your learning from theory to actual coding to coding then later theory

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