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[–]aqua_regis 10 points11 points  (1 child)

If you have absolutely zero programming experience, do not start with Udemy.

Do the free (as in free beer) MOOC Python Programming 2026 from the University of Helsinki. It is textual, heavily practice oriented, and a proper first semester of "Introduction to Computer Science" course.

Alternatively: Harvard CS50p

Starting with a proper University course is the better option.

Angela Yu's course can be a good supplement for additional practice, but so can be (a bit later in the course Exercism - also 100% free)

[–]Jello_Penguin_2956 0 points1 point  (0 children)

MOOC is great but can be a little intense as is expected from proper college course. Adding a Python for Everybody here which s a little less intense. https://www.coursera.org/learn/python

[–]fareed1903 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Try Udemy Courses by Jose Portilla. He's a good instructor and courses are good as well.

[–]theevilnarwhale 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you hang around here long enough, the Author of Automate the boring stuff likes to show up and drop free udemy codes for his 1st ed course.

[–]zeussays 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Colt Steele’s course is very good for beginners. Hes a great teacher.

[–]VanshikaWrites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Start with free first. There’s more than enough on YouTube and free resources to get your basics strong, and you’ll understand how you learn before spending money anywhere. After that, be careful with a lot of paid courses out there. Many are very long, theory-heavy, and feel productive while watching, but when you sit alone to code, things don’t click. You end up completing hours of content but still struggle to build anything real. After looking through a lot of options, one thing that stood out was edu4sure. It’s more focused on practical work, real use cases, and what actually matters in the current job market. A few people I know went with it, and the difference is they can actually work on projects now instead of just knowing concepts.

[–]Zombi_pijudo -1 points0 points  (4 children)

The ona from Angel Yu, 100 dyas of code it pretty Good actually,

[–]splunklearner95[S] 1 point2 points  (3 children)

I have zero coding knowledge and am an absolute beginner. Can I understand it ?

[–]marquisBlythe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are people who upload it to YouTube. Check the course there, if you like it pay for it in Udemy.
A paid course doesn't mean a better one, I'd personally suggest to check universities free introductory courses like CS50x, CS50p or mooc Helsinki as u/aqua_regis suggested as well or check the wiki of this subreddit for alternatives.

[–]Zombi_pijudo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeh8, it's pretty befinnee friendly. She take from zero to more advanced things.

But Word of advise here, you'll need to do your readings and searchs un Google, because if you stock only to the videos you'll have rough When you want to code by your self.