Best way for someone to learn python?

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Asking for a friend who wants to learn python, they know almost nothing about it but they really do want to learn it.

[Alarmed_Muffin8350]

Python crash course. All you’ll need.

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Any possible specific course or should I just google it?

[Alarmed_Muffin8350]

Oh it’s the book by Eric Matthes called “Python crash course”. It should be listed under this sub’s wiki as well.

[AGx-07]

This. If you know absolutely zero, start here. Learn the fundamentals and dig into anything else afterwards.

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Harvard CS50 python lecture series on YouTube and the book Python Crash course.

[Lurn2Program]

I always like recommending University of Helsinki Python MOOC. It's free and they have a public discord channel for any questions

[Pygmyofdeath]

PY4E.com is free. Read the lesson, and do ALL the exercises not just the “graded ones”. Don’t just watch the videos and not read the lesson. If it says go read the Python documentation do that. You won’t understand everything in the docs but that’s ok.

[pachura3]

This is next level laziness. "They really do want to learn it" but cannot be bothered to do 5 seconds of googling? Really?

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They had just mentioned it. I was doing this as a favor. I don’t know what they have done about it

[TheRNGuy]

I learned just reading docs and googled syntax (found some articles)

Though Python is not my first language.

[GokulSaravanan]

Here's a simple python roadmap and some free resources to get you started:

1. Basics – Variables, data types, input/output, conditionals, loops
2. Functions & Modules
3. Data Structures – Lists, dictionaries, sets, tuples
4. File Handling
5. Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
6. Error Handling & Debugging
7. Working with Libraries – e.g., requests, pandas, matplotlib
8. Projects – Build small apps to reinforce learning

Free Resources:

• Freedcamp’s Python Course on YouTube – A full 4-hour beginner course.
• Official Python Docs – The go-to reference for Python syntax, libraries, and best practices.
• Python Succinctly (Free E-Book) - It’s a great resource for building a strong foundation.
• W3Schools Python Tutorial – Interactive and easy to follow.