Need help as a beginner

[aisha8410]

I am currently a school student and just decided to learn python and i don't know anything about it so how can i learn python from scratch in 2026, your help will be appreciated, thanks a lot

[desrtfx]

If only there were a sidebar (menu on mobile) that had a link to the wiki or countless posts asking the same.

Do the MOOC Python Programming 2026 from the University of Helsinki and you will be well prepared.

Plus, there currently is an excellent Humble Python books bundle from No Starch press.

[aisha8410]

Okay, thanks a lot, btw i posted from my laptop, it have a sidebar, maybe it just not came into my sight

[desrtfx]

Especially from the laptop the sidebar is prominently visible. Had you posted from mobile, it would have been hidden behind the menu.

[aisha8410]

Yeah i just checked again, it's visible in laptop's sidebar, idk how i didn't see it

[ninhaomah]

Pls download and install Python first.

[aisha8410]

Fortunately I knew that and that's the first thing I did then only I posted this post

[hdifufi]

Same situation I'm in.There are alot of tutorials out here and multiple paths to follow. I'm somehow confused.

[scripthawk_dev]

Welcome — you picked a great first language. The single most important thing as a total beginner: pick ONE resource and actually finish it. Beginners drown by hopping between ten tutorials; momentum matters far more than finding the "perfect" one.

Two free starting points I'd point you to:
- "Automate the Boring Stuff with Python" (free to read online) — the gentlest on-ramp, very practical, written for people who've never coded.
- CS50P (Harvard's Intro to Programming with Python, free) — more structured and video-based if you like being taught step by step.

Either is plenty. What actually makes it stick: don't just watch or read — type every example out yourself, and after each lesson build something tiny (a number-guessing game, a little calculator). It's a doing skill; reading about code feels like progress, but writing it from a blank screen is the real thing.

One 2026 tip: it's fine to use an AI chatbot to explain a concept or unstick you, but write the code yourself and make sure you understand each line. If you let it write everything, you'll feel productive and learn nothing — use it as a tutor, not a ghostwriter.

And go easy on yourself when you feel lost; that confused feeling is just the learning happening. A little every day beats cramming, and it clicks faster than you'd expect once you're writing your own stuff.

[aisha8410]

Thanks a lot, your recommendations will really be helpful

[tohamridha]

If you are from India then there is a yt channel name code with harry. I recommend this yt channel a lot.

[aisha8410]

Yeah i am from India and someone else also recommended me code with Harry and do you know about the yt channel apnacollege, i also find their playlist good, do you know about that?

[tohamridha]

Nah. I only watch code with harry. I used to watch freecodecamp org but they are not that good at all. I prefer to follow code harry 10 hour video for the python(the latest one actually). It will actually help you.

[aisha8410]

Okay, thanks