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Python Python Collections (Retired) Lists Redux Shopping List Take Three

Posted by Tony Brackins
Tony Brackins
28,766 Points

Python videos moving too fast?

I'd hate to be "that guy", but am I the only one who is getting confused with Pyhon?

I've taken the basics twice so far and I'm slowly but surely getting it, but he is going so fast that I can't type as fast, let alone comprehend...

5 Answers

Kez Khou
Kez Khou
3,903 Points
Kez Khou
Kez Khou
3,903 Points

Hey Tony Brackins , not sure if you know that you can control the speed at which the video's play? Theres an icon that is supposed to look like an odometer within the video player controls to the left of the CC (closed captioning) button. Drag the vertical adjustment bar up on the odometer and the video can play up to two times the normal speed, drag the vertical adjustment bar down and the video can play as slow as half the normal playback speed.

Tony Brackins
Tony Brackins
28,766 Points

Wow! thanks, I didn't know that!

Kez Khou
Kez Khou
3,903 Points
Kez Khou
Kez Khou
3,903 Points

No problem, you're most very welcome! Yes, It saves me alot of time, I like to run alot of the videos at 1.5x's the normal playback speed. Def one of my favorite features of the teamtreehouse.com video player.

Kenneth Love
STAFF
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Kenneth Love
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Apparently you can also click the transcript to jump to a particular spot in a video. I didn't know this until one of our devs told me the other day.

Sorry if I go too fast! I try to keep it slow, but not always the easiest thing.

chanlennon
chanlennon
3,468 Points
chanlennon
chanlennon
3,468 Points

I can't do that now Kenneth Love I can't click the transcript and jump to that particular spot

Jeremy Kerrigan
Jeremy Kerrigan
12,002 Points
Jeremy Kerrigan
Jeremy Kerrigan
12,002 Points

I find as in most lessons in Treehouse that they escalate very fast in the topics covered. Mostly after the "BASICS", things start to move very fast, and things are mentioned which weren't even covered in the tutorials. It is very frustrating and wish it could be more detailed in their explanations. I know you are all trying hard to make the best courses possible. Though I think these courses jump into intermediate levels very quickly even though the descriptions say it is for beginners. Thanks for all the access to the courses.