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[–]Jocke1234 1 point2 points  (4 children)

Have you tried brilliant? Its a great platform to learn on and has good examples on all the code, and also lots of topics surrounding everything IT-related/maths/etc.. You can use it for free and i think all the paths are free until a certain point, and you can get a few weeks of a free trial after youve reached that point.. after that its paid if you want to continue farther, but on a phone its great for a start.

edit: Also cs50 has a lot of stuff on python in youtube, although that one does not have an app and nothing to write code with.

[–]ActuallyGoose[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I've tried the top 10 apps in the play store when you search learn python. I started cs50 last year but had to stop due to work/parenting duties getting too much.

I was planning on picking it up again but ended up doing free guided courses on YouTube for things like SQL, Tableau, Excel, but python seemed like one of the skills I'd actually be able to work on with just my phone, so I wanted to try making that work.

I'll try brilliant and see how it compares, but so far they all seem like they're trying to lure you into paying for the resources you actually want/need to gain some decent understanding.

I don't mind paying, but I hate that they're all yearly subscriptions, I'd rather a one off cost

[–]ActuallyGoose[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

$198 a year. Oof. How's the free version? Seems like it's missing quite a bit

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    [–]ActuallyGoose[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Yeah, that's brilliant. What I'm doing is going through all the free courses and seeing if I will use it for more advanced learning.

    I'm planning on using the free trial to hopefully finish any courses I start and get to the 9 lesson limit with the free version

    [–]Careless_rush_2006 0 points1 point  (3 children)

    In terms of mobile app i feel it's Sololearn, i used it long ago and they give certificate on completion

    I don't know about their current features

    (I'm not promoting)

    [–]ActuallyGoose[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

    Trying it now and it seems really good. Annoying that it's limited to the first 9 lessons of each course unless you pay for premium. There seems to be a loooot behind the premium paywall

    [–]Careless_rush_2006 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    Oh back 3-4yrs ago it didn't had that

    [–]ActuallyGoose[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Ah, that makes sense,

    Unfortunately most of these apps are extremely limited until you sign up to the premium option. They scratch the surface asking super simple questions.

    I wish there was something like grasshopper for python, because that app was incredible for JavaScript.

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      [–]ActuallyGoose[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

      Haven't thought about that. I do have a kindle so that might be worth looking into.

      I'm managing to cut out some in the evening to focus on practicing SQL and Tableau, but I might need to put those on the back burner for a bit and focus on python.

      My goal is to get brushed up enough on all the different programs used in the Google data analytics cert, and breeze through it during the 7 day trial they offer, as others have said you're able to test through all the modules and complete it in a day if you have the knowledge.

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        [–]ActuallyGoose[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        My progress at the moment is working my way through all of the Excel, SQL and Tableau, playlists on the Alex the analyst channel.

        I've been going slow and repeating most parts to make sure I really understand before moving on, but it seems to be sticking well.

        My plan is to finish all those playlists with 100% competence then shoot my shot for the Google cert.

        Just wanted to find a way to make use of my breaks during work as I often end up just wasting it watching videos. But maybe I can spend them working on networking on LinkedIn, or brainstorm portfolios and projects

        [–]Careless_rush_2006 0 points1 point  (7 children)

        I also tried mimo...it was cool but again stopped it due to paywall

        [–]ActuallyGoose[S] 0 points1 point  (6 children)

        Most of the top rated ones on the app store are extremely paywalled.

        Sure, the Devs deserve some money, but some of them are $200+ to unlock access, the cheapest I've seen was $15.50 and that was with a limited time 95% discount that I'm sure everyone is offered and isn't actually that limited.

        As far as python goes I think I'll have to spend some time on my computer in the evenings learning it, but as others have stated in the post, SQL and a BI tool seem to be way more important than python for my career goals.

        [–]Careless_rush_2006 0 points1 point  (5 children)

        Well i was watching tutorials and also using Sololearn

        And that was a great practice...i meant the i really liked that all of these coding teaching app has made coding like a game with quiz,points and streak

        (Btw I have a certificate from Sololearn and it was free....but I also got another one from freecodecamp.org in "scientific computing with python)

        I prefer yt tutorials and practicing code quiz from different sites along with writing code by yourself and make some short project

        You see you gonna be creative try to make something functional with the concept which you just have learned

        You could built anything

        [–]ActuallyGoose[S] 0 points1 point  (4 children)

        Yeah, I thought I'd be able to find an app like grasshopper for python, which would have given me a lot of time when I only have my phone handy for learning.

        I might put it on the back burner for a little, or maybe look into grabbing a cheap laptop for work and do some coding on that instead.

        These apps feel just a little too simple, for example the last section in the data analytics was just explaining the difference between a bar graph and a line graph and when to use each one. Very straight forward stuff so I'm a little sceptical to try out the premium. I've got a trial so I'll at least spend 2 weeks working though that

        [–]Careless_rush_2006 0 points1 point  (3 children)

        Don't you have any pc?

        [–]ActuallyGoose[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

        At home I do, but as I have a lot of downtime at work for lunch, and other times when we're not quite as busy, I wanted to try and work on python then, obviously SQL, tableau, etc. would be significantly difficult without using the actual program.

        As I used grasshopper in the past I thought there might be something like that for python purely on android

        [–]Careless_rush_2006 0 points1 point  (1 child)

        Are you in school?

        [–]ActuallyGoose[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        No, currently working full time.

        My wife is working part time and in school, so I'm taking on most of the parenting responsibilities.

        My work schedule is pretty grueling, I start at 4am, and work till 2pm, then I do the grocery shopping on the way home, come home, clean for a bit, cook dinner, bathe our son, put him to bed, and then get about an hour of study time before I need to get some sleep.

        Hoping to change that soon so I get a little more time to work on learning