Question about Python. I read that over 80% of beginner coders quit within the first 3 months. Found that on a Stack Overflow survey page. Is that real?

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Saw a YouTube video where a teacher said most beginners get stuck on setup... installing Python, dealing with path errors, or just picking an editor. They never even write their first real script. The survey number sounds about right... coding looks easy in tutorials but the first real error message can shut everything down. People expect to build things fast and hit a wall instead.

palmer.zara8d ago

That reminds me of my friend who spent a whole weekend just trying to get his terminal to recognize the python command. He watched like five different setup guides, each with a slightly different method, and it just made everything more confusing. He almost gave up before he even printed "hello world.