Real Python - FAQs about "Sublime Python"

Hey there,

After the announcement went out yesterday about the sale on my Sublime Python course, you hit me with a bunch of questions.

Some of you are wondering how the course works—and some of you are just downright skeptical about the whole program. (That's a good thing in my book.)

To make sure you get your questions answered (and to save me some typing) I decided to share a quick FAQ.

Here we go:

Q: I'm already using Sublime Text to write Python. Is this course right for me?

Great, you're going to get even more out of this course than somebody who's just getting started. Here, let me explain: You've already been down this road. You *know* what all the pain points are. And you know what all of the holes are in your workflow…

So what you're going to get out of this course is filling in those gaps. Because of your prior experience you'll be able to go through the course quickly and you'll be using it to "spot check" your workflow and fill in the holes.

Rather than having to start from scratch and learning all this brand new stuff (and potentially being overwhelmed by all of it) you'll just be filling in those blank spots in your workflow. And that's going to be faster and easier. Basically, you'll end up further ahead than somebody who's starting from scratch.

Q: What exactly am I going to get out of this course?

The course is a coherent & tested shortcut to an effective Python development setup. It takes you from a blank OS install to a fine-tuned and lightweight Python IDE built on top of Sublime Text.

These are some of the biggest benefits you'll get from going through the course:

• See how to install and setup Python, Sublime Text, and Git correctly from the ground up on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Save yourself hours of trial and error and get a consistent setup on all platforms you work with.
• Write more Pythonic code with real-time code linting feedback.
• Never hunt down docs again with built-in code completion for Python (auto-complete).
• Leverage tool support to write beautiful and PEP 8 compliant Python. You'll see how to set up auto-formatting to effortlessly prettify and clean up your code.
• Collaborate smoothly with your team mates with integrated source control (Git).
• Increase your command-line productivity with a tightly integrated setup and tried & tested techniques for working with Sublime from the command line.
• Set up custom fonts and color schemes to reduce eye strain and improve code legibility.
• Turn Sublime Text into a silky smooth and distraction-free editing environment you'll enjoy using every day.

Click here to check out the product page with the lesson table of contents.

Q: Wow, I looked at the package and there's several hours of video in here. That seems like a lot of work. How am I gonna get this setup in an afternoon?

If you add up the video lessons across all three platforms, there's around 280 minutes of video.

However, there's two ways you can go through this course:

You can "fast track" it in an hour or less by skimming through the the PDF guide, installing all the tools and plugins, and then copy & pasting the settings. This gets you to an effective Sublime Text setup for Python development very quickly.

Or, you can step your way through the course by watching all the videos for your platform in sequence (around 90 minutes). It'll take a little longer, but you're going to get so much out of it—You'll be setting up your environment from scratch and you'll see exactly how and why I add each setting and plugin to the mix. So you know exactly what's going on and you know what you can tweak and modify to personalize your setup.

Q: How do I know this course works for me? Is there a guarantee?

I've “road tested” and improved this course for more than 5 months. At this point hundreds of developers have gone through it from start to finish.

Here’s what a few of them had to say:

    “So many times I’ve followed an online tutorial but they haven’t shown how it all fits together. Great examples of useful addons & settings. A great tutorial guide. Especially for a newcomer to MacOS like me. Great quality.” — Anthony F.

    “Thought it might be like all the other how-to guides that don’t quite guide a beginner all the way through. But Sublime Python makes setting up sublime for a newbie extremely easy. The guide helps you get a fully working development environment almost like an IDE easily, especially if you are a newbie and the added bonus of finding some settings that quite frankly I had not bothered with before.” — Isaac Dadzie

The course comes with a full ONE YEAR guarantee, so if you’re still on the fence you can try it with no risk.

Q: Do I get lifetime access or is there a monthly fee to access the course?

It's a one-time payment for the whole course. As soon as you buy the course you’ll get instant access where watch and read all of the content and consume it however you like, for how long you want.

Q: Do I need to start from a clean OS install to take this course?

Short answer: No.

You can mix and match and continue to build on your existing setup.

The course is structured such that it shows you how to install everything from a completely blank slate and “clean OS install”, but you can also skip these parts and to simply start with improving your existing Sublime Text setup.

In some cases I would recommend backing up the existing ST settings and then restarting those from a clean slate, but by no means are you required to wipe your OS install for this course to help you.

Q: I'm interested in this course, but the price seems high.

(Not really a question, but that’s okay.)

I hear you.

I love a frugal mindset and when it comes to parting with my hard-earned cash, I’m about as cheap as they come.

When I’m agonizing over a decision like this, I’ll often ask myself this question:

Is what I’m about to buy here an expense, something that simply takes money out of my pocket…

Or is it an *investment*—a purchase that costs me money in the short term but earns me exponential returns in the months and years ahead?

So is Sublime Python an expense, or an investment?

Honestly, that’s up to you.

If you end up buying the course and watch it for the entertainment value… Or if you get it today and then set it aside “for later”, then it’s probably an expense. And in that case I’d rather you DIDN’T buy it. Hang onto your money and put it toward something you’ll really benefit from.

However…

If you’re willing to take this course and incorporate the settings and plugins into your development setup… Then I guarantee you’re going to be happy with the return for your investment.

Look at it this way:

Investing in your editor setup will improve the quality of the code you write and prevent you from making "silly", slip-of-the-mind type of errors. It will therefore increase your speed and productivity as a programmer.

What’s a good developer make per hour? In the U.S., wages often range from $25 to $50 per hour. Where you live it might be more or less.

But just for discussion, let’s say you make $15 an hour.

If this course saves you an hour per week in otherwise lost productivity, that’s $780 worth of your time each year. You can use that time to relax, or reinvest it and get ahead in your development career, or spend it however else you’d like.

The choice is yours. I know what I’d do.

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That’s it for the FAQs.

You can still get in on the 20% off sale—if you act before this deal ends.

>> Click here to get "Sublime Python: The Complete Guide to Sublime Text for Python Developers" (and claim your discount + bonuses)

— Dan Bader