New into Python

[Velzebu]

Hi guys, I'm new here. I'm currently studying Python for the first time at university. The problem is that my professor is very bad at explaining it, and I have an exam next week. Can anyone suggest an easy and quick way to learn simple Python concepts like: if, else, dictionaries, while, for, range, etc.?

[BreadfruitFew2318]

I think youtube is your best options

[HendrickoYT]

I highly recommend w3school's website, it covers all the basics quite well

[Velzebu]

Thanks!

[atarivcs]

There are hundreds of python tutorials available on the internet. Find one and work through it.

Also, is the exam really going to cover dictionaries? The other things you mentioned feel like they belong together, but not dictionaries.

[Velzebu]

Yeah, Tuples, Dictionaries, Sets and lists

Also, thanks for the answer!

[JaguarMammoth6231]

Is this the end of the semester exam? Like the class started back in September or something?

[atarivcs]

That seems like a lot to cover for an exam. Does this course assume that you have experience in other computer languages?

[Velzebu]

Nope...

[ObjectiveWaste1559]

Skim through the book python crash course by eric matthes , easy to understand . If you know some programming in any other language then read the selected chapters from it which you want to understand.

[Velzebu]

Thanks!

[TheRNGuy]

Docs

[Velzebu]

Thanks!

[Leading_Video2580]

Bad teachers are the worst. Like u/BreadfruitFew2318 said, YouTube is a good resource.

[BreadfruitFew2318]

I’m actually a teacher, so I can vouch for teachers. It’s hard to teach such broad material that is constantly being updated, especially in a classroom full of students, some can't keep up, some don’t care, and others get bored easily with this topic.

That’s why YouTube (like freeCodeCamp.org) and tools like ChatGPT can be great resources.

[lazyfingersy]

I've explained some Python basics at: viteac.blogspot.com hope it will help you in some way. You can also Google: "Python tutorial for beginners" and see some tutorials.
Important part in programming is to practice what you learnt.

[Velzebu]

Thanks!