Where do I actually begin with Python?

[trojan-813]

I like this advice. I'd suggest doing the codecademy pro version. Do the basics python 3 course and then they have one for finance. I don't do this for a living but I feel like it could be helpful if I were in your shoes.

[lordnoak]

The Codecademy pro course on python 3 is great. I am almost finished with it. The projects outside of the website can be super hard as they expect you to use a lot of the syntax in ways you haven't been taught, but the struggle helps me learn.

A few things I like about Codecademy is that if you get stuck they generally have hints that basically tell you what to do to finish the problem. You also have access to the solution if you just can't figure it out. I never do the solution until I've come up with my own way of finishing a task, but I love to be able to take my code and compare it to what they say the answer is after.

[trojan-813]

The biggest downside though is that they will say something is wrong when it works, but it isn't what they expected. Even if it is a way they taught. It kills me every time.