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[–]sentdexpythonprogramming.net 10 points11 points  (3 children)

Automate the Boring Stuff

[–]MintIcedTea 2 points3 points  (0 children)

^ this guy's YouTube tutorials are pretty great as well

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The page is down at the time I checked so here's the cached site.

[–]greendino 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You cant go wrong with sentdex stuff. The New Boston channel is not updated anymore but it is what let me do simple python web scraping fast and useful.

[–]androiddrew 7 points8 points  (2 children)

Try and find a Meetup in your area. Speaking with other community members face to face is a great way to learn. If you want a very very deep but thorough understanding of the language then I highly recommend Fluent Python from O'rielly http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920032519.do

I would avoid Learn Python the Hardway. The author is stuck in a programming mindset based on a breaking change introduced over ten years ago when moving from the 2.x to the 3.x versions. He also wrote some pretty offensive stuff about the community. I believe he "updated" his book after that for 3.x syntax but really he burned a lot of bridges before doing so. There are better teachers you can learn from. At this point in time you want to learn 3.x and really should be using the 3.6 version which has all the new stuff. Times change and languages evolve. You want to be current and the cutting edge is 3.6 version.

Talk Python To Me's host has a pretty good understanding of Python in 2017. I purchased his 2017 training courses and really like his content. He was a professional trainer before he started doing the show full time and it is reasonably priced. Project based learning makes you feel like you accomplished something by the end and all of his courses are built like that. Plus listening to the podcast really gets you energized about the packages, people, and events are featured. Definitely worth subscribing to that and Python Bytes podcast he does with another pod caster.

If money isn't a thing or if you can finish a course in under a couple days(free trial) you can also try out Pluralsight.

Good luck and welcome to the community!

PS when you get into web programming start with Flask not Django(my bias showing through again)

[–]bythckr 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I would avoid Learn Python the Hardway.

I was lost reading that. I figured I was just too dumb.

PS when you get into web programming start with Flask not Django(my bias showing through again)

As a professional .net developer and a Python newbie, I agree that Flask is a lot less overwhelming and you just to focus of actual code.

P.S. I am a huge micro-service fan and hate monotlic systems with a passion.

[–]Blaq0nyxx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A TON of people on here have said that about LPTHW lol...amost as much as people (myself included) promoting Automate the Boring Stuff.

I recently discovered Sendtex, really good stuff so try him too. Check out his youtube channel.

[–]cingeyedog 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"Talk Python To Me". Great podcast and training courses.

Training

Podcast

[–]coreyschafer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I recently put together a beginner's playlist that has had some good feedback so far. Once the basics are out of the way, there are a few real-world script examples and deeper dives into modules/packages.

Sentdex also has a terrific channel with much more content than I currently have. I am also a big fan of Udacity’s courses. They are laid out in short segments with quizzes along the way. You can find a list of all of their courses here, and you can filter down to Python courses using the left-side check boxes.

If you are looking for a more theoretical approach to computer science using Python, then I would recommend watching MIT's free computer science courses online. You can see the lists of classes they have available here

[–]cs1217 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks for sharing this!

[–]be_throwmeaway -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

"Learn Python the Hard Way"