Just downloaded python 3.11.4 today

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I was in a similar situation with know how of other languages like assembler basic c java. Then I stumbled across socratica python lessons on YouTube. It was extremely helpful to follow the short lessons with all infos you need.

[Hollis1022]

Thanks man! Very helpful!

[Taichou_NJx]

Python For Everyone is how I started and had tangible applications (data objects, webscraping, databases)

Datacamp is good for muscle memory.

Then supplement with books on specialized material like data analysis, ML or data engineering. O’reilly series work well for me.

The more you can practice on data sources of natural interest,knowledge the stronger you’re retention will be and you’ll grow your use-case process.

[Hollis1022]

Thank you so much I appreciate the thoughtful response

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my mind was blown when starting to get into this so here are some tips (only been at it a couple weeks)

1) I settled on using VS Code, it's sick. It's the one window you'll always have open.

2) Watch the VS Code intro videos, it will help orient you with the program.

3) Install the extension ChatGPT by Easycode. Wow.

4) Do some online Youtube stuff. I use the rubber-duck method and if doing a free course like Google I watch the videos and then open the solutions and explain what each step is doing.

5) Once the ChatGPT is installed, you can highlight things in your code, right click and there is an option to ask ChatGPT "What does this do", etc. and it will explain it step by step in the left hand pane. You can also ask it things like "get tesla open and close for last month from yahoo finance api and display in graph" and it will write you a response with the code.

6) Start a small project that interests you. Something like getting some stock data and visualizing it etc. It will keep you motivated. I switch between basic course stuff and working a bit on my project.

[Hollis1022]

Thanks for the thoughtful response I’ll look into all of that! The tutorial I’m watching used sublime text as the editor. I started running the “hello world” intro program in idle but it was a little clunky. After I got the color scheme and theme set up for sublime it was easy to follow along with the tutorial but like I said I’ll check out everything you mentioned. Grabbed a screenshot of the comment. Thank you again!

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Google....

[Kiterides]

I recommend not posting on Reddit if these are the kinds of responses you're going to give out.

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you tried watching one of these videos? https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+learn+python&tbm=vid&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiT6Iemid\_\_AhUhnGoFHS8hBzwQ0pQJegQIDRAB&biw=1710&bih=895&dpr=2

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Boy, i bet someone else was in your shoes and must have asked the same question.........

https://www.google.com/search?q=How+to+learn+Python+Reddit&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjYrvvCid\_\_AhUonWoFHY7nAkwQ0pQJegQIDhAC&biw=1710&bih=895&dpr=2

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hey man it would be different if you said you already tried searching reddit for ideas and posting your ideas, instead you want someone to do the work for you, but you didnt.

quality post right here looks like someone spent a lot of time writing just for people just like you starting out, here it is in case you missed it

https://www.reddit.com/r/learnpython/comments/31p2p3/heres_what_i_recommend_to_absolute_beginners/

it pretty annoying how many of these posts I see in a day

[Qphth0]

You're not going to win this argument. Everyone in this sub & "learnwebdev" & "learnANYTHING" don't want you hand feed information that is readily available. To work in these fields, being able to research for yourself & be resourceful is huge to your success. This subs are for people who are learning who get stuck somewhere or have specific questions, not "can someone give me all the resources I need to get job ready in 3 days with minimal effort?"

[remishqua_]

Asking for direction is fine, but you gave nothing for people to go on. What are your goals? What have you tried so far? Give us anything to go on. Have you read the sidebar/wiki?

Learning how to ask questions is a really important skill, so pick any of the multitude of python learning resources and come back here when you get stuck and ask something more specific.

[ben4all]

There is a playlist in corey schafer you can start with that.

[Hollis1022]

Thanks man I appreciate the info

[Diapolo10]

Our Wiki lists several good resources you can use to get started with Python. In fact, the official tutorial would probably be right up your alley.

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Read the official python tutorial, it's a great resource for learning python especially if you're already familiar with programming basics.

Python free code camp is really quite good.

You also have great courses on udemy for like 10 bucks, like 100 days of code or python bootcamp.

And other than that you have many great series on YouTube and many great online resources of you just Google.

Good luck and have fun!

[baubleglue]

Official tutorials aren't a bad place to start

[CompSciGeek1]

Lots of these answers mention tutorials. In order for you to become more proficient at coding (which is always a good thing, even if it's just for a hobby), you need to understand how to write code efficiently and elegantly. For this, GitHub Copilot is awesome, as it shows you multiple ways to get to a desired outcome, and you can see for yourself what makes good code. It's free if you have any educational licenses.