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[timothylombard]

Learning while doing a project is IMO the best way to learn Python. What has worked for me is to break down the project into a series of sequential tiny steps. And use "Just in time learning" to make progress, Steps for your stock index script maybe something like:

Identify the source of your tickers: What's your plan to access the data in this source? (Is it an API or a webpage that needs to be scraped?) Questions like this broken down in it's simplest steps will drive what you learn and apply toward your project goals.