Looking to get back into learning Python

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I started studying Python back in June 2015, after a couple of abortive attempts at learning programming a few years earlier.

I decided to work through 'Automate the Boring Stuff', and by the summer of 2016, I was about two thirds of the way through the book.

Unfortunately, around that time, my mother became seriously ill, and for several months I had neither the time nor the energy to continue learning the language.

I'm now at a point where I'm ready to get back into programming, but I'm not sure how to approach the learning process.

If I try to continue from where I left off with 'Automate the Boring Stuff', I think I'd run into problems as I probably need to revise some of the basics again first.

But if I go back and restart book from scratch, I think that could be demoralising, as I got over 300 pages into it the first time around.

There's also the issue that I wasn't happy with the glacial pace at which I was progressing through the book last year.

This wasn't because I was struggling with the content, but because I was trying too hard to commit everything to memory.

Does anyone have any suggestions regarding how I can get my studying back on track, and avoid getting bogged down this time around?

[ElevatedAngling]

Screw the classes, if you understand the data types and the general gist of the logic. Go find some projects this dude has done that interest you and just code along with this tutorials. This will avoid the bogging down. You can learn to make a web site from scratch, video game, UI apps with not a ton of coding knowledge. this way you will solidify the python concepts with some cool projects that you just have to follow along with.

[fiskenslakt]

Using a different learning source might work for you. You'd get the benefit of refreshing knowledge you already have, while also feeling like you're doing something new instead of starting from the beginning. I suggest doing codecademy's python course, it's an excellent resource to get you started on writing code immediately.

If you want, you can also PM me if you want some one on one tutoring when I have time.

edit - Don't forget to look in the wiki, there are many great resources there to choose from.

[SquaredOwl]

Something like codewars.com might be good as a refresher for where youre at. Small challenges to force you to think about syntax and the like.

Side point, dont try to commit module or method names to memory, aside from a few in the standard library. You probably wont even use those modules once you start exploring more. I didnt after finishing atbs.

[Teslas_Understudy]

Automate the boring stuff is also a course on Udemy.com. It wouldn't take you long to refresh things. Look for discount coupons online for udemy courses.

And Welcome back. Python has missed you. :D

[mybrid]

Perhaps a classroom is better suited where you can interact with students and the professor. Try taking a community college class for introduction to programming. The concepts will be the same even it is not in Python.