🐍 From Blank Page to Python Power: My First Steps Into Code (and Cranes)

July 2025 — My First Blog Post

A few weeks ago, I was staring at Python code like it was ancient hieroglyphs.Now? I’m solving Codewars katas, understanding methods like .replace() and .is_integer(), and even folding origami cranes during my breaks. It’s wild.

🧩 Breaking Into Code

I started learning Python with a simple goal:To actually understand how programs work — not just copy/paste stuff I don’t get. So I began tackling small problems, mostly through Codewars. They’re like bite-sized brain puzzles, and each one forces me to think just a little harder than the last.

The first time I figured out that I needed to use .replace() to remove spaces from a string, I smiled. Like… actually smiled. That little win felt big.

And then there was this moment:

“Wait, why is 2 * 5 / 2 giving me a float?”It turned into a whole dive into how Python treats numbers, what mutability is, and how strings and lists behave differently.

💡 Learning How vs. Learning Why

One big thing I’ve realized:Learning how to solve a problem is good.But learning why it works? That’s what really sticks.

I stopped just trying to finish a task and started asking things like:

• Why doesn’t .remove() work on strings?

• Why does / always give a float?

• What makes something mutable or not?

That curiosity has made all the difference.

🦢 Origami Breaks & Coding Flow

Somewhere along the way, I folded my first origami crane.Not really sure why — maybe it was just to take a break from a tricky problem — but it turned into something kind of symbolic. Like turning a flat, lifeless page into something beautiful, just by folding it the right way.

Which, honestly, is exactly what I’m trying to do with code.

🚀 What’s Next?

I don’t know exactly where I’m headed yet — maybe game development, maybe AI, maybe something else entirely. But I do know this: I want to create. I want to understand deeply. And I want to build things that feel meaningful.

So here’s to learning, folding, debugging, and smiling at your own cleverness now and then.

Thanks for reading. This is blog post number one. And just the beginning.