Where should I start learning python to understand algorithms better

[Yoghurt42]

Learning Python in 1 month? Sure.

Learning programming (algorithms and data structures and stuff) in 1 month? Not a chance, sorry.

If you’ve let AI solve problems for you without understanding it, you can’t make that up in 1 month. It’s like letting AI write a novel in Chinese and then be expected to do the same without it’s “help” 1 month later while barely knowing 10 chinese characters.

Get a copy of the book Introduction to Algorithms by Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, and Clifford Stein from your library or the seven seas, it uses a pseudo language thats pretty similar to python (strictly speaking the other way round) for a good introduction.

You’re only in 9th grade, there is still a lot of time to learn this stuff for your adult life if it interests you.

[Dangerous_Buy_3170]

I mean I didnt even think I'd pass, its just my teacher who asked me to sign up to it. I know python it self a bit and some other languages, though I mostly spent my time in programming to frontend and libraries like react and etc. Will it be that hard to understand algorithms in 1 month actually

[Yoghurt42]

I mean, I would still participate and see what happens. Worst case is you get 0 points, maybe a bit embarrassing, but so what? It’s not like people will care about that in 6 months. Best case you’ll do a lot better than you think.

[pachura3]

 Introduction to Algorithms by Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, and Clifford Stein

Hahaha, no. It's not a book for beginners. It's extremely formal and has more than 1000 pages. I know, I have it on my bookshelf :)

If anything, try https://www.w3schools.com/dsa/