And I Took the Road More Divergent

 It was Robert Frost who said, "And I took the [road] less traveled".  

Well, in my case; after hearing Network Chuck mention something about Obsidian, I got diverted into learning about the PKM community and their love affair with that note-taking application.

It seemed to me that learning Python, HTML, CSS, AHK and related other stuff would be enhanced with use of the Zetta-cast note taking systems they all rave about. (And actually, according to one of the Zetta-cast enthusiasts, we should refer to it as a note-MAKING system rather than a taking /copying / capturing system. It is vital that we each make out own notes using our own, personally-meaningful set of words and/or other expressions.)

Again, time will tell if this side diversion into the world of compute-facilitated note making .will pay off 

Eventually we will get to the business of diving into the details about a 70 year old (me) trying to become proficient in Python and HTML.

One up front tease here is that there is nothing like doing your own project to teach yourself about the devil of the details of Python coding

For example, did you know that a Python "for" loop has its own, hidden indexer that keeps iterating through the iterrable argument (e.g. a list) even if there is a user input() error. If you have an integer variable, say, i+=1 in the loop that you think is tracking the hidden index, you can easily get fooled into believing your "i" is the hidden indexer of the "for" loop. It is not. The hidden indexer of the "for" loop keeps advancing even if you change your loop-internal "i" variable --for example when checking for validity of a user input. More to follow later.

More to Explore
Nick Milo's Obsidian for Beginners: Start HERE                 Aidan:  The Only Beginner Obsidian Video You’ll Ever Need
Odysseas: Obsidian: The King of Learning Tools
Obsidian Help Page: Getting Started
Chris Pomeroy: How to achieve more while studying less

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