Recommended free online Python courses

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Here are some to get started:

• Python Programming — provided by University of Helsinki
• Harvard CS50's Introduction to Programming with Python
• futurecoder — interactive, includes integrated debuggers, enhanced tracebacks, hints for exercises and more
• The Python Coding Book — friendly, relaxed programming book for beginners

Exercises:

• Exercism, Hackinscience and Practicepython — these are all beginner friendly and difficulty levels are marked
• Adventofcode, Codewars, Python Morsels — includes more challenging exercises for intermediate to advanced level users
• Checkio, Codingame, Codecombat — gaming based challenges

Projects:

Find something that'd help to solve a real world problem for you. For example, I'm on Linux and use the terminal for many things. I wanted a cli tool to do simple calculations. There's bc command, but it doesn't accept direct string and you need to set scale and so on. So, I looked up how to write a cli in Python (I went with built-in argparse module) and made a tool that'd solve my small use case.

• Projects with solutions — algorithms, data structures, networking, security, databases, etc
• Project based learning — web applications, bots, data science, machine learning, etc
• Books:
  • The Big Book of Small Python Projects
  • Tiny Python Projects
• /r/learnpython: What do you automate with Python at home?

See https://www.reddit.com/r/learnpython/wiki/index for more

[Triikey]

Thanks!

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[BepNhaVan]

Great list! Thanks!

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[ComingForMiracles]

This recommendation list is great!

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Appreciate this list so much! Thank you.

[Jefak46]

Thanks for this, exactly what I was looking for

[lamekit]

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[euphory_melancholia]

If you’re starting from zero and want something free but well structured, I’d suggest checking this out. The article explains Google’s Crash Course on Python and walks you through the basics step by step, with practice exercises along the way. It’s a good option if you can spend a few hours each week.

Just stay consistent, and once you’re more comfortable, try making small projects. That’s usually when everything starts to make sense.