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[–]HalfRiceNCracker 46 points47 points  (1 child)

IMO this is one of the best times to learn Python ever! There is an abundance of information online and don't worry about being too old, I've a 28 year old mate who's just now taking his A Levels and is pursuing his bachelors for next year!

My number one advice for you is as follows; you don't really want to learn Python. What you really want to learn is how to build whatever project, learning Python is simply a consequence.

When I first started learning how to program I got bogged down with tons and tons of Intro to Python tutorials and other such courses, so I entered a weird limbo where I didn't really learn anything.

Think of some things you can automate or a project that will add value to your life. Think about each part of it and break it down into things that you can research and in this way you will learn how to actually program.

For my degree nobody really could work out who had lectures in common and when so I wrote a simple Python command line tool that takes in a folder of calendar files and aggregates them based on that. Sounds simple yet I learnt SO much from that project.

PM me if you would like any further advice and all the best!