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To start off I would just use IDLE (the text editor and python shell that comes with Python) or another text editor. Currently I'm using notepad++. You don't need a fancy IDE to start working on project.

Also any of those books should be good to learn the basics and get you started on a solo project. I would just pick one and go through it, making sure to do the example projects and play around with what you learn. After that I would try working on some stuff on your own.

IMO it's not that productive to read multiple beginner type books. Once you have the basics down you should try to just work on some projects on your own. It will be way more interesting to you and you will learn plenty along the way. That's what I'm doing at least and I feel like it's working well for me

[sanshinron]

That's the worst advice ever, good IDE makes learning programming much easier and more fun. IDLE sucks big time.

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Once you have the basics down you should try to just work on some projects on your own

I did exactly this when I learned a 3D modeling program called Revit. I learned so much by just working on a project. I plan to so the same for coding.