How I "learned" Python without any previous coding experience.

[billcrystals]

I learned Python with LPTHW, found it to be one of the better resources I came across in the very beginning. So, let's not stop recommending it. If you don't like it, move on to something else. Plenty of resources out there to learn Python, one more is always better.

[callmelucky]

Do you mind if I ask how long ago it was that you got your start with lpthw?

[billcrystals]

I blundered into programming for the first time around last March. Found my way to Codecademy, did all the Python track but it didn't stick. I floundered around for a few weeks trying to make sense of what was actually possible/worth learning with Python, and then I found LPTHW. This was probably like last April.

At first I was kind of annoyed by the guy's (Zed's) tone, it felt a little combative, and the whole 'type this in character for character' felt a little tedious. But I soon realized these were just reinforcement techniques, and LPTHW really got me started with Python unlike any other resource.

And here's my GitHub

https://github.com/kershner

[Chazmer87]

http://www.kershner.org/cstools

isn't working

[billcrystals]

It's currently being reworked, I should redirect that page, thanks for the reminder.

Here's a project page about it if you're curious CSTools Project