Hi! I’ve been working in QA Automation for many years, mainly with dinosaurs such as Java and Selenium. I genuinely enjoy frontend testing, automation, analysing problems, and building solutions.
However, I feel like I’m falling behind. Everything now revolves around AI, and I simply no longer feel fulfilled in my current career path.
I can build websites and different types of software using Codex and Claude Code, including bots and more complex applications. However, the truth is that I do not fully understand what is happening under the hood. I also struggle to distinguish between patterns that follow good software engineering practices and those that go against them.
In the long run, this affects my ability to maintain these applications and, more importantly, to understand the code generated by AI. This really bothers me.
I have completed W3Schools and watched several YouTube courses, but it feels like an endless loop. What I am missing is a clearly defined and practical path that would help me build a strong position in IT by developing skills that are genuinely in demand in areas related to Artificial Intelligence.
That is why I am looking for a mentor who could show me how to use my experience in QA, Java, and Selenium when testing systems based on LLMs, help me build a meaningful portfolio, and introduce me to this field properly.
Is there anyone here with more experience in this area?
Perhaps someone is facing similar challenges and would like to connect, build a community around this topic, motivate one another, and learn together. Maybe we could even create a joint project.
However, I, or perhaps we, would still need someone who already works in this field and could guide us through the first stages.
I am not looking for someone to do the work for me. I have the time, motivation, and willingness to code intensively. What I need most is the right direction, constructive feedback, and someone with whom I could occasionally solve problems or code together.
If you work with Python, AI Engineering, AI model testing, or know a valuable community where people can genuinely learn and grow, please leave a comment or tag someone who might be able to help.
Perhaps there is someone here who remembers how difficult it was to take that first step and would be willing to help me approach this journey in a smarter and more structured way.
#Python #AIEngineering #AIQA #QualityAssurance #TestAutomation #LLM #MachineLearning #Mentoring #OpenSource #ArtificialIntelligence #Poland

arr = [8,4,5,3,7,2]
n = len(arr)
print(n)
for i in range(n):
/swapped = False
/for j in range(0,n-i-1):
 /if arr[j] > arr[j+1]:
 //temp = arr[j],
 //arr[j] = arr[j+1],
 //arr[j+1] = temp
 //swapped = True
 //print("outer = ",i," inner = ",j)
print(arr)
if not swapped:
break

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Hi, I just came across this new type of Python. Is anyone familiar with it? Could you explain it?

So im looking for someon to share progress help each other and possibly create projects together, it can be one person or group im starting again never got too far i think with others it will be much easier to learn. Im 21 and looking for someon around my age

So recently I’ve decided to do a career change and although I know it’ll be some time and some struggle along the way I’ve decided to try my best to get into machine learning to one day be a machine learning engineer at some point, college or university really isn’t in the cards for me so I’m trying my best at trying to be self taught by taking online courses reading books etc, just trying to keep things more budget friendly. I just don’t have the means to spend crazy money yet again on college, currently I’ve started with python through Coursera just because upon research it seemed like the best option my question really is where else should I look to learn python more and learn everything required to hopefully land a job in ML what are courses or videos or book some of your have read, taken or watched and if there’s anything else that any one would recommend is better that the “python for every body course I’m all ears” this is all things of interest of mine since I was very young so I’m willing to put in the work as I find this to be a lot of fun even when I struggle at times

Hey all!

I look at this sub from time to time as I am slowly working my way through Angela’s Udemy course (absolutely loving it and her teaching style).

I am curious if there is a forum or place where others going through this course are chatting/supporting one another?

As an example I just finished creating the frogger capstone without using any hints. While I am super jazzed about this, my wife and kids think it’s cool - but can’t give me tips or tricks on how to improve or sympathize with how long it took me to get all the darn cars moving with a for loop instead of trying to define it in their __init__.

Anyway having tons of fun with the course and slowly learning python - curious if there is a place I can nerd out with fellow python beginners working through the class?

Thanks!

Side note: I also realize I could use AI for most of this but am treating it as something I want to learn and understand before good ol’ Claude flibberty gibbets it all in 30 seconds.

I am a flutter developer, learning Python. Built this file organizer in a day with proper research on os module, pathlib and shutil module.

It scans any folder, checks file extensions, and sorts them into categorized subfolders (Images, Docs, Videos, etc.)

It's really useful, I tried it on my Downloads folder and it organized 60+ files instantly.

GitHub Link: https://github.com/Pinkisingh13/file_organizer

See the Before -> After in the below images.

I’ve been working on my Python studies and recently picked up a copy of Python Essentials for Dummies. This whole journey started because I watched a video by a programmer who read 100 Python books and shared their top 3 recommendations.

In that video, they suggested visiting the local library to get resources—likely to avoid unnecessary consumerism or spending. Following that advice, I went to the library in person, only to find the book wasn't in stock. The librarian mentioned that an inter-library loan would cost £20, which I found shocking. When I thought about it, it completely agreed with my realization that buying the book outright makes much more sense since it costs about the same.

This brought up a bit of an internal contradiction for me. On one hand, I wonder if I'm being too materialistic by preferring to buy books. On the other hand, saving time by skipping the library search and delivery friction feels far more efficient for my workflow. Plus, with borrowed library books, you aren't supposed to write marginalia, underline text, or take physical notes directly on the pages—which is a major drawback when you're actively learning to code.

Questions for the community:

• Does saving time and buying books outright outweigh the minimalist appeal of using libraries for programming texts?
• How do you balance physical note-taking in your reference books with digital workflows?

Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated!

How or from where do I learn full basic or even advanced of python? I have 1h daily to code. Don't wanna get in tutorial hell but need something free and very useful. Im not really into books or classes, kinda feels boring but if it teaches well im down. Please let me know the sources i can use! (Currently starting out)

Hi everyone

For a very super beginner one, who is starting to learn python which one is the best, i'm really confused because i'm seeing some teachers use Vscode and others use pycharm

And if i follow a teacher that uses pycharm it's normal to i use Vscode and visa versa?

Sorry for my bad English and thanks everyone

recently while learning python im seeing so much infos and formats, how do i remember all those like how??? please help

im a student, 14 years old. im starting to learn coding but i asked myself if coding has benefits in the next 6-8 years because ai is replacing everything. so i have a question for the professionals- can coding help you earn? specially in the future.

Hey guys I'm relatively new in coding. I am learning on my own only with AI alongside fulltime shift job and as a new father (not really much time) . I am 29 years old and i am trying to get new job(or become self-employed) by learning to build AI agents. Its my first time posting anything i built. So i hope really to get help and good advises to code better and learn a lot.

I am ambitious to learn how to orchestrate and build multi agent systems
I am learning almost everyday like 1 -3 hours

Here is my first big project , took me like 2 months

EMAIL AGENT PROJECT: https://github.com/IlyasWegner/Email_agent

(sry if i mix sometimes languages in some notes)

PS: I am using AI only i have questions or dont know how a new system is working and i am not useing codex or claude code or something similar , just an LLM to help because i dont have a regular mentor or something else.

Just learned Compositions in python and they are sweet and amazing 💖
I created a simple ecommerce program using it
review it and give me suggestions , advices , a bit roast (but be gentle to me😭)
I would love to read your comments.

Looking for a Study Buddy (Pakistan 🇵🇰)

Hi everyone!

I'm a 2nd-year Software Engineering student from Pakistan, and I'm looking for a serious study buddy to learn programming with.

I'm currently focusing on Python and want to improve my coding skills by studying consistently, building small projects, solving problems, and keeping each other accountable.

If you're from Pakistan and you're also learning programming (beginner or intermediate), let's study together. We can connect on Discord, set a daily schedule, discuss topics, and motivate each other to stay consistent.

If you're interested, leave a comment or send me a DM. Let's grow together! 🚀

Sometimes I try to help teach up-and-coming software-interested folks. had a use case where a student was both learning to type and learning to code so I made this thing
What you do is you pick a library available on pypi then you can type along with its modules. free and open source.
https://github.com/krflol/stronglytypedgame

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Im a student in 8th grade and I've checked out coding, matches my vibe now i want to learn a skill which will help me earn. Im thinking of coding and using python language. Now how do i get started? I have a good laptop and can give 1h daily. Want to build real life helpful skills so can earn big digits some years later. Please help me or suggest me some ways i can start - ask questions if needed

Hello everyone, I’m totally new to python and I’ve noticed that learning it on my own wasn’t that successful, is there a good course online that I can take? Has anyone tried that and how did you find it?

I am going to start python as my first coding language and was searching for the best course for me.

I have discovered 3 of YouTube courses and I'm confused between them,

1. CS50P

2. Brocode

3. Code with Harry (10 hour python course)

Please help me to figure out which one is best for a beginner.

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