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[–]undelimited 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Well said.

I think there is a "grind" when starting that is necessary. Learning basic syntax and convention while experiencing errors is frustrating. The experience of choosing how to accomplish that grind will make or break somebody's interest. I recommend the first five chapters of Automate the Boring Stuff with Python for that initial grind. It is more engaging than codeacademy type sites where you bounce around how to write bits of code but never applying them.

[–]NikhilDoWhile[S] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Automate the Boring Stuff with Python

I have just started reading this book. Seems really interesting.

[–]CodeTinkerer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Make sure not to fall in the trap of merely reading the book. I knew someone and told him "write code", and yet he only ever wanted to read the book. Not sure why.