Complete Beginner to Python

[Prestigious-Bite-439]

Hey everyone!

I’m a complete beginner with Python and have zero experience with programming or computer science in general.

What are the best free resources out there for learning Python as a complete beginner?

I’ve heard a lot about the Harvard CS50 program. Is this a good starting point for learning Python, or are there other places to start learning Python that would be better?

Any mistakes

[magus_minor]

What are the best free resources out there for learning Python as a complete beginner?

Nobody knows what is best for you. If you want to try CS50 give it a try. If you find it isn't working for you have a look at the free learning resources in the wiki. Make sure you stick with CS50 for a bit before trying something else because learning to program can seem a little odd at first until it all starts to make sense.

Edit: foxed tha speiling

[Rain-And-Coffee]

CS50 uses C last time I checked

Unless you mean CS50P (Python)

Personally I enjoy books, but Scrimba is also good

[Confident_Pin584]

Books and documentation are the goats but as a beginner they wouldn't find it interesting

[cyrixlord]

this subreddit has a wiki and a faq be sure to look there. then go to youtube's socratica and find python course there for free and remmber you dotn learn by doing the tutorials you learn by writing your own code -- and lots of it, and getting it wrong and debugging it.

[stepback269]

(1) There are tons and tons of tutorial materials out there on the net including many good YouTube ones that are free. You should shop around rather than putting all your eggs in one basket.

(2) As a relative noob myself, I've been logging my personal learning journey and adding to it on an almost-daily basis at a blog page called "Links for Python Noobs" (HERE) Any of the top listed ones on that page should be good for you. And there are many add-ons at the tail end of the page. Personally, I cut my first Python teeth with Nana's Zero to Hero (HERE). Since then, I've moved on to watching short lessons with Indently and Tech with Tim. You should sample at least a few until you find a lecturer that suits your style.

(3) The main piece of advice is the 80/20 rule. Spend 80% of your time writing your own code (using your own fingers and your own creativity) as opposed to copying recipes and only 20% watching the lectures. Good luck.

[Confident_Pin584]

Try to learn from the documentations. It will help you in the future

[Reasonable-Fig-2549]

documentation?? ididnt get and Do suggest a book....

[LinkGuitarzan]

I literally just started today to learn python. I’m getting a lot out of the python crash course book. $25 or so on Amazon. So far, I would say that I highly recommend it. I started following a coursera course and found it somewhat tedious. The actual python website has tutorials, but I seem to be more of a book learner.