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5 Python Projects I Built That Taught Me More Than Any Course Ever Did
How real-world automation forced me to level up — fast
Courses are great. I’ve taken many of them.
They give you structure, confidence, and the illusion that you’re progressing fast.
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But if I’m honest, nothing sharpened my Python skills like building real automation projects that actually annoyed me before I built them.
The uncomfortable truth is this:
Most learning plateaus don’t come from a lack of tutorials ,they come from a lack of friction.
This article isn’t about clever projects.
It’s about useful automation projects I built over the last few years that quietly forced me to level up in ways no syllabus ever could.
If you already know Python, this is for you.
If you think you know Python, this is especially for you.
