PyBites, celebrating its first anniversary, reflects on its journey of teaching and learning Python, emphasizing the importance of starting projects, embracing imperfection, and building community. Over the past year, PyBites has grown from simple beginnings to a platform with 46 Python challenges and a new code challenge platform that integrates with GitHub, encouraging contributions through pull requests. The founders highlight the value of learning through doing, from tackling code challenges to launching an online course on Python Flask, and stress the importance of trying new things despite initial fears. They have also introduced "Bites of Py," browser-based coding challenges, with plans for a subscription service in the coming year. As they look forward to further growth and community engagement, PyBites invites participants to quantify their achievements with data visualizations as part of a special anniversary challenge.