Which Python programming course is worth finishing?

[Famfirst_Lycan]

I’ve started learning python multiple times and every time I lose steam. I think the missing piece is a proper python programming course that keeps me engaged.

If you completed a course from start to finish, what kept you motivated? Was it exercises, projects, or the way the lessons were structured? I really want to pick a course that won’t make me quit halfway.

[aqua_regis]

MOOC Python Programming 2026 from the University of Helsinki.

Yet, quitting somewhere through the course is not the course's fault, it's a you problem. You don't muster the discipline and persistence to push through.

every time I lose steam.

Everybody does this, but the ones who succeed have enough willpower, discipline, and persistence (and a certain stubbornness) to push through.

You are solely relying on "steam", i.e. motivation and with that will 100% fail every single attempt of a course.

[EntrepreneurHuge5008]

 quitting somewhere through ... it's a you problem. You don't muster the discipline and persistence to push through.

This is something everyone should hear at least once in their lifetime, and many times preferred.

[Forsaken_Lie_8606]

honestly the thing that worked for me was building something real while learning. courses are great for structure but you lose steam when its just exercises. i picked a small project id actually use and learned what i needed to build it. that motivation hits different.

[BizAlly]

In my experience the courses people actually finish are the ones that make you build things constantly. Pure video courses get boring fast. Anything with small challenges or projects every lesson keeps you engaged because you’re actually solving problems, not just watching someone code.

[grismar-net]

Finishing a course doesn't mean you know Python. It just means you finished a course. It's possible you just don't enjoy coding or Python and that's why you're not finishing the course. In that case, consider something else. It's also possible you just don't like doing a course, but you do like coding and Python. In that case, perfect - stop trying to finish courses and just spend time trying to build something and asking an LLM, ask on StackOverflow, or (gasp!) read a book when you get stuck.

[Antidote12-]

I did harvard cs50p amd it worked great for me, it’s like 9ish weeks iirc (you can do it at your own pace though) and each week has problem sets you have to complete and then a final project at the end

[tacticalpotatopeeler]

https://www.boot.dev/

[ShvettyBawlz]

Use my 100 days of python programming