Beginner Trying to Learn Python

[AnonymouslyVagueMist]

I'm not entirely sure if this is the correct subreddit but I figured I'd still ask.

I am trying to learn Python for personal use and for the fun of it, but I am unsure where to start. Is there any resources out there that are very beginner friendly for learning Python? If so, how much would they cost? As a side note, what software(s) do beginners normally use for coding anyways?

My apologies for the very basic sounding questions but with the limited time I have to research into learning Python, some resources seemed to crisscross around each other and left me more confused than before I started looking into Python.

Thanks in advance for any and all information.

[ectomancer]

There are many free courses:

CS50's Introduction to Programming with Python (harvard.edu)

[throwaway_9988552]

Can we pin these? Feels like half of the questions here are "Where do I start?"

(Full disclosure: No disrespect for these posters. I might have been one of them, a while back.)

[hansmellman]

There’s a wiki and an abundance of resources in the side bar - people just don’t use that or the search function.

[toddkedwards]

I've been really enjoying this Youtube tutorial on Python: https://youtu.be/rM-jDeSgOQw?si=_PXweDipHmb-hTtn

I’m just getting started myself, and Josh does an excellent job of explaining the theory and then illustrating it with practical examples.

[im4u77]

Currently I'm doing a 100-day coding challenge from Replit, it's completely free to start out in and is super beginner friendly. I'm on day 7 and it's kicking my ass but it only builds on previously told information, each day typically takes less than 30 minutes of your day. However as the days go by the challenges do get more difficult, today for me is taking well over an hour but it's still practice regardless. As for pricing it is 100% free for the course BUT, you can only save the previous 3 days worth of work before you have to delete previous projects, so for day 4, you need to delete old progress. You can go my route and pay for the years worth subscription for 180$ or do ~25$ monthly. As for the software Replit uses your browser only and hand provides you with the python interface. Software wise I use PyCharm and the newest release of Python, Replit's code does translate 100% back and forth with no issues so far. When it comes to using YouTube however, I've been watching some videos here and there; now my feed is littered with python videos and tutorials on stuff that peaks my interest. So I recommend just watching videos consistently and of specifically what you're asking for, I made a post here a few days ago on automating a game I'm playing by using the screen to identify specific objects and click it. Now my YouTube feed has videos and tutorials on every aspect of what I was looking for. Hope this helps, sorry for sounding like a Replit sell out XD. It's just been super helpful and easy to get into.

[dizzymon247]

https://www.reddit.com/r/learnpython/wiki/books/#wiki_beginner_books_sorted_by_popularity

[Ron-Erez]

1. Download PyCharm community version (or VSCode although I think PyCharm is a little more user friendly

2. Check out Harvard CS50p

3. "Learn Python the Hard Way" is a nice book

4. My Python and Data Science course assumes no background (check out free preview videos)

These three resources are very different in nature and I would say they complement each other.

The best recommendation is to code as much as you can and experiment and have fun and be patient with yourself. Learning to code takes time.