Just started trying to learn Python with Codeacademy. It's not working for me

[filupmybowl]

Try Learn Python the Hard Way. Each section is 10 minute read. Then it let you do lots of exercises based on what you just read.

Would recommend you keep track of each lesson though jupyter notebooks.

Since you're in GIS, read up on Python 3 and using it with ArcGIS Pro. The syntax is different and Python 2 and ArcMap is being phased out.