Am I Actually Learning, or Just Following Documentation?

I recently started learning Django and building a project with it. At my current level, I don’t feel confident designing an entire backend system completely on my own yet.

I’ve worked with Django, Docker, and JWT authentication. With the help of documentation and some AI tweaks, I’m able to build functional features. I can explain what’s happening in my code and clearly understand what each function does.

I don’t need tutorials for this or need constant AI guidance on what to do next.

So my question is: can I genuinely say that I “know” these technologies at this point?

If not what is the way to become a good programmer?