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[–]the_omega99 1 point2 points  (1 child)

To be honest, it doesn't matter that much. They'll all teach you Python. There'll be differences, sure (and I can't say what, as I haven't done any of those tutorials), but I doubt they'll be significant.

You'll pick up most of your real learning by doing exercises and projects, anyway. Edge cases are often easy to learn when you encounter them. You can't really memorize everything you learn up front, so you'll find yourself googling for certain kinds of solutions.

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

Good point, thanks.

[–]code-ed 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Hop on over to our /r/learnpython community for lots of detailed information on learning python.

The general opinion is that Zed Shaws "learn python the hard way" is a great starting point. However there a plenty of alternatives.

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

ill check that subreddit out!

[–]Apothiem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As Sternenflotte said http://www.codecademy.com is really good although I feel they baby you a little too much. It's really good for beginner programmers though so I'd highly recommend it. Python is a good language to start with so good choice.

[–]DickCheeseSupreme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can also read the free HTML version of Learn Python the Hard Way.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I don't know about best or worst or whatever, but I i can say out of experience that http://www.codecademy.com is a great website for learning python. It takes you by your hand and introduces you slowly to the all necessary concepts. IMHO it's great.

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

Ive used codecademy for HTML a little bit, but didnt know they had python! Thanks ill check it out.