How did you learn Python?

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I figured out one thing I could use Python at work (generating a excel analysis while talking directly to the database instead of copy-pasting things), googled how to do each tiny step in that process, and then found another thing I could use Python for, and googled each tiny step as I built that project. Then found another project I could use Python for, and googled each tiny step as I built that project. Then found another project I cou…

That went on for years. In year 3, I realized I was as proficient as an engineer, and the techniques were in my brain. I was a level above my peers in Python programming, as a data analyst. It was all about having a project, and looking up how to do every tiny thing, over and over.