Question about a friend who told me to just 'google it' when I asked for help with my first Python script

I was stuck on a loop for like an hour last week, so I texted a buddy who knows coding. He literally just replied 'google it, that's what I do' and left it at that. It happened at my kitchen table while I was trying to make a simple number guessing game. I mean, I get that looking stuff up is part of it, but is that really the only help people give now?

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joseph_martinez351mo ago

Honestly, is it that big a deal? He gave you the actual best first step. I get it feels like a brush off, but typing your exact error into Google is the fastest way out of that kitchen table loop.

kellygarcia1mo ago

That reply is the coding version of telling someone to read the manual... which I also do sometimes. It's a lazy move, but honestly, googling the exact error is how you solve 90% of problems. Still feels pretty cold when you're just starting out.