Newb question about %02d %04d

[nilamo]

Let me preface this by saying that I'm pretty sure most people don't share my opinion on this topic.

I think it's far more valuable for you to learn how to learn on your own, without a tutor or teacher. When it comes to computers (soft or hard ware), there's so many topics, that you'll be learning something new on a daily basis. The sooner you can get used to researching the answer on your own, the better off you'll be.

For python, in particular, almost any random question you have, you can post on these forums, and a bunch of us will jump at the chance to show you how much we like using python, and try to convince you it's a pretty great language lol.

But with almost all programming languages, libraries, methods of writing code, architecture strategies, cloud based deployment, apis, etc, there are far more people who've never used them, than people who know how they work. And because the people who made the language/library/whatever normally want other people to use the things they made, there's documents and tutorials on what those things are, why they might be used, how to use them, and normally also how to quickly get started so you can easily find out if it's your cup of tea.