there's a major difference between being a novice and not knowing even the most basic syntax of any programming language. this website is not necessarily for learning "hello world", even the simplest kata requires working knowledge of programming fundamentals and the syntax of whatever language you're working with. you can try to teach yourself all of this by staring at code you don't understand for hours, or (what you should do), watch youtube videos or read online guides to get a feel for programming in your preferred language (probably Python) first.

FYI i've been programming for years and i still consider myself very much a novice. it will probably take you a VERY long time and a significant amount of effort before you find solving problems easy.

You are right. I couldn't think of a way to make the previous any faster or more concise :-(