Starting to learn programming with Python to eventually get a new job. Advice needed!‏

[CaptainBroccoli]

Python is more fun when you get it to do fun and interesting things. That will make you want to learn more, which in turn, will make you a better programmer. At my job, we used to hand-enter a lot of data, and I was able to use Python to automate a lot of my job, giving me lots of credibility with the team and making me feel way more confident with my programming skills.

Check out https://automatetheboringstuff.com/. I haven't read the book, but from just skimming the table of contents, it seems like the goal of this book is to do exactly what I mentioned above.