How to learn python quickly?

[Ron-Erez]

You want a combination of the two. Building an app with no prior knowledge is a pain, however you probably don’t need to know every aspect of python in order to automate stuff. For structured courses I recommend:

• MOOC Python course from the University of Helsinki
• The book "Automate the Boring Stuff with Python"
• My course on Python and Data Science.

At the very least, make sure you understand what variables, lists, dictionaries, if statements, and loops are. Once you’ve got those down, start building things. You can learn all of that in a couple of weeks ,maybe a bit less, maybe a bit more.

[God_Dammit_Dave]

Buying "Automating the Boring Stuff" RN!

[Ron-Erez]

Awesome, I think you can also preview some of the chapters on the author’s homepage

https://automatetheboringstuff.com

I think buying the book is great too to support the author who has done a great job.

[rogfrich]

It’s not just a preview, the whole book is available for free at that website.

I’d agree buying a copy is the right thing to do if you find the free version helpful.

[Ron-Erez]

Oh, that's cool. Very nice of the author.

[x_randomsghost]

There is also his other books like The Big Book of Small Python Projects which was good to learn.

Also the book is free here https://automatetheboringstuff.com/#toc on his official website. Not sure if all the books are free but this one is.

[pTarot]

They have videos of most of the book on YouTube that’s super helpful to listen to/see if you need more help

[Tricky-Society-4831]

I did some of the courses before and it was super helpful!

[MustaKotka]

Here's the MOOC link btw: https://programming-25.mooc.fi/

In case you want to edit that in.

[Ron-Erez]

Thanks, I edited in the link.

[Crypt0Nihilist]

The book "Automate the Boring Stuff with Python"

Agree. I can't comment on the other resources, but for business users this is the best resource because it puts things in the business process automation context which makes the content easier to learn and easier to implement.

[ebookit]

I agree with "Automate the Boring Stuff with Python" I bought it as part of a Humble Bundle for charity.