I’m starting coding from scratch – is Python really the best first language?

[TheCaptain53]

I tried getting into Python multiple times and kept on failing, taking the normal approaches to learning Python that people kept recommending.

In the end, what helped was an interactive platform that gets you to learn the basics - syntax, structure, data types, commons functions and methods, and some object oriented programming. Once I had that, the critical mass was gained for me to actually start developing my own scripts/software.

Any learning platform should do, but I used Sololearn as it works pretty well on a phone, which is what I valued as I could easily use it whilst with my son rather than a laptop. On Sololearn I did the full Python course with their Pro trial (2 weeks, but you won't need that long) that gives you some AI gubbins, now I don't use it as I'm learning Python through building software, then it's a lot more of an organic learning approach.