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Hi everyone,
I’m new here and just recently started getting interested in scripting, so I’m still trying to figure things out step by step.
I’ve been reading different threads, and honestly, it’s really interesting how people use scripts to make things easier and save time.
Right now, I’m a bit curious:
What would you recommend for someone just starting out?
Is there a simple way to begin without feeling overwhelmed?
I’d really appreciate any advice or guidance. I’m here to learn and improve gradually.
 
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michael 112 said:
Hi everyone,
I’m new here and just recently started getting interested in scripting, so I’m still trying to figure things out step by step.
I’ve been reading different threads, and honestly, it’s really interesting how people use scripts to make things easier and save time.
Right now, I’m a bit curious:
What would you recommend for someone just starting out?
Is there a simple way to begin without feeling overwhelmed?
I’d really appreciate any advice or guidance. I’m here to learn and improve gradually.
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Welcome to the community! It’s great to see your interest in scripting you're already on the right track.

My advice: keep it simple. Start with one language, focus on the basics, and practice with small tasks. Don’t rush real progress comes from consistency and understanding, not shortcuts.

Stay curious, keep learning, and you’ll improve faster than you think.
 
Hello, Michael. I agree with the others: Python is the way to go.

My best advice to not feel overwhelmed: Automate a boring task you do every day. Whether it's moving files or scraping a specific site. Once you see your code doing 'work' for you, everything clicks.

Best of luck!
 
Rupert Fenwickend said:
Welcome to the community! It’s great to see your interest in scripting you're already on the right track.

My advice: keep it simple. Start with one language, focus on the basics, and practice with small tasks. Don’t rush real progress comes from consistency and understanding, not shortcuts.

Stay curious, keep learning, and you’ll improve faster than you think.
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Thanks for the advice, I really appreciate it. I agree that consistency and understanding the basics are very important. I’m excited to keep learning and improving step by step. Thanks again for the encouragement.
 
Motta2018 said:
Hello, Michael. I agree with the others: Python is the way to go.

My best advice to not feel overwhelmed: Automate a boring task you do every day. Whether it's moving files or scraping a specific site. Once you see your code doing 'work' for you, everything clicks.

Best of luck!
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Thanks, I appreciate that advice. That actually makes a lot of sense starting with something practical feels less overwhelming. I’ll focus on automating a small daily task first and build from there.
 
Yeah Python is definitely the easiest entry point. Since you want to automate stuff, i'd suggest looking into selenium or playwright pretty early on. There is nothing cooler than watching a browser window open up and do your clicks for you automatically. Don't worry about learning every single thing about python first... just learn how to make a basic request and parse some html. @Motta2018 is right about scraping, it's basically the gateway drug for marketing automation. Just grab a simple script from github or ask an ai to write a basic template, then try to break it and fix it. That's how most of us actually learn anyway.
 
Yeah python is the way to go but before you even write code get used to using the network tab in your browser. Just press f12 and watch what happens when you click things on a site. Half the time you don't even need selenium or playwright... you can just mimic the api requests directly with the python requests library. It's way faster, uses less resources, and teaches you how the web actually works. @Adsmith2026 is right about scraping but learning how requests work behind the scenes is the real cheat code for marketing automation.
 
Yeah @BidNomad makes a really good point about the network tab... learning how to inspect traffic is basically a superpower for marketing automation. But don't get discouraged if you try to mimic api requests and keep getting blocked by cloudflare or fingerprinting. That's where playwright or selenium comes in handy because it handles a lot of that stuff out of the box. I'd say start with simple python requests for basic sites first, then switch to browser automation when you hit a wall. Just don't overcomplicate it in the beginning.
 
Adsmith2026 said:
Yeah Python is definitely the easiest entry point. Since you want to automate stuff, i'd suggest looking into selenium or playwright pretty early on. There is nothing cooler than watching a browser window open up and do your clicks for you automatically. Don't worry about learning every single thing about python first... just learn how to make a basic request and parse some html. @Motta2018 is right about scraping, it's basically the gateway drug for marketing automation. Just grab a simple script from github or ask an ai to write a basic template, then try to break it and fix it. That's how most of us actually learn anyway.
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I completely agree. Starting with Python and learning by building small projects makes the process much less overwhelming. Watching your first automation actually work is such a great feeling. Selenium and Playwright are both excellent tools, and fixing broken scripts along the way is honestly where most of the learning happens. Thanks for sharing this it’s encouraging for beginners.
 
BidNomad said:
Yeah python is the way to go but before you even write code get used to using the network tab in your browser. Just press f12 and watch what happens when you click things on a site. Half the time you don't even need selenium or playwright... you can just mimic the api requests directly with the python requests library. It's way faster, uses less resources, and teaches you how the web actually works. @Adsmith2026 is right about scraping but learning how requests work behind the scenes is the real cheat code for marketing automation.
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That’s actually a really solid point.
Once you start watching the Network tab, everything about scraping makes way more sense. Most of the time you realize the site is just calling simple APIs in the background, and you don’t even need heavy tools like Selenium.
Requests + understanding how data flows behind the browser is definitely the real game changer for automation.
 
Yeah @BidNomad is right about the network tab, that's where the real magic happens. If you want an easy shortcut to learn how python requests work, just right-click any network call in chrome, click copy as curl, and paste it into curlconverter. It basically writes the python code for you with all the headers and cookies already set up. It's how i still prototype half my scrapers tbh. Then when you inevitably get blocked by cloudflare or need to bypass fingerprints, you can look into playwright like @PPCPirate suggested. Don't overthink it, just pick one small site you use daily and try to fetch some data.
 
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