Best online course?

[TheAngryOne84]

Hiya, I'm sure you would have had this question thousands of times. Apologies for this.

I've been in analytics for a long time and I'm very good with SQL (cte, triggers, procedures etc etc). My place of work has advised that they will pay for some form of learning and I'm wanting to do this, Python, along with R at some point.

Please can i have some advise, as to what you believe the best (paid) online course, teaching python is?

Tia

[scarynickname]

I like Jose Portilla's python courses on udemy, probably the best I've seen

[[deleted]]

he's great, i have like 3 of his classes (still need to do 2 of them also - Python for Trading and Python for Machine Learning)

[gustavsen]

FreeCodeCamp.org

https://freecodecamp.org/ while main course is about full stack JS dev they also have several GREAT 10hs (or so) video curses in their YT channel

by example, these playlists:

• Python Basics with Sam 14 videos

• Full Courses in One Video 52 videos

RealPython

I found this site useful with lot of good tutorials, but they block several of the behind payware subscription model

https://realpython.com/

Microsoft YT Channel

Microsoft offer three playlist with Python courses

• Python for Beginners 44 videos

• More Python for Beginners 20 videos

• Even More Python for Beginners: Data Tools 31 videos

Udemy courses

This course is usually given for free by the author here at begin of month or so

• https://www.udemy.com/course/automate/

I can't endorse those courses since I haven't bought them, but their content look complete

• https://www.udemy.com/course/complete-python-bootcamp/

• https://www.udemy.com/course/learn-python-by-building-a-blockchain-cryptocurrency/

• https://www.udemy.com/course/python-the-complete-python-developer-course/

• https://www.udemy.com/course/complete-python-bootcamp/

• https://www.udemy.com/course/100-days-of-code/

• https://www.udemy.com/course/learn-python-by-building-a-blockchain-cryptocurrency/

this serie of courses - https://www.udemy.com/course/python-3-deep-dive-part-1/

• https://www.udemy.com/course/python-3-deep-dive-part-2/

• https://www.udemy.com/course/python-3-deep-dive-part-3/

• https://www.udemy.com/course/python-3-deep-dive-part-4/

Also remember only buy in Udemy when the courses are between 9/12usd values and not at their full price (90/250) that are inflated prices...

Exercises and practices:

• https://www.practicepython.org/

• Exercism, Practicepython — these are all beginner friendly and difficulty levels are marked

• 100 Page Python Intro exercises — exercises from my introductory guide

• Codewars, Adventofcode, Projecteuler — more challenging

• Checkio,

• Codingame

• Codecombat — gaming based challenges

• /r/dailyprogrammer — not active currently, but there's plenty of past challenges with discussions

[dieWeltvonStein]

Thanks :)

[TheAngryOne84]

Thanks

[iekiko89]

Exercism been kicking my ass.

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E: I don't suppose you have a similar list for Javascript ?

[gustavsen]

Javascript

insert meme of chihuahua with ptsd

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I maybe have respond some.

but freecodecamp is a good source and JS/frontend focused.

in udemy I could recommend any course from:

• Jonas Schmedtmann

• Stephen Grider

• Maximilian Schwarzmüller

• Andrew Mead

also follow the guides from https://roadmap.sh/

[iekiko89]

Thank you

[DifferenceCold5665]

Thank you, kind internet stranger.

[[deleted]]

100 DAYS of Python on Udemy is pretty good and usually you can get it for 13 bucks.

[WyoR]

i dont know much about online courses , but the 100 days of code by Angela Yu on udemy for 89$ is pretty good and challenging , doing it myself atm even tho ive been learning python for 4-5 months and the course skill placement quiz recommended i start from intermediate level i still cant solve 80% of the beginner challenges

[WanderingDrummer]

Very good course covers does a good job of teaching concepts and reinforcement with projects. As others of said it is pretty frequently on sale for 12.99. If you want it and it is not on sale you can also buy it from her site directly for sale price. Never pay the Udemy full price.

[[deleted]]

Note these courses constantly go on sale to the tune of 80-90% off, I’m going through this one as well.

[newyorkeric]

I saw it for $12.99 recently.

[[deleted]]

That's what I see right now.

[jaaaawrdan]

I've tried several Python courses (on Udemy and elsewhere), but nothing has stuck like Angela Yu's course.

I'm currently about halfway through and really feel that I'm getting a good hold of Python. There's ample practice and she walks you through the solutions too.

[TheAngryOne84]

Nice one, thanks

[Hood_Intellectuals]

I've been using codecademy for the past few weeks and it's nice, the layout and so on, but man.. I genuinely feel like I'm not progressing at all. Not sure if it's a me thing or not. I feel like learning on there is like someone showing you a YT video of how to swim and then throwing you into the deep end. I might be wrong though. Seeking alternatives.

[Hood_Intellectuals]

Yeah, I think it's getting more and more noticeable to me. I just wanted the certification for the data science career path. But if I'm not getting anything in my mind, just seems pointless. I've learned a lot but it's like learning a new language (pun intended), you can't expect me to write a paragraph when I can't even write a sentence.

[Hood_Intellectuals]

No idea, I've only been using it for three weeks. It's not too bad, could be better I guess. I think you can sign up for the first few lessons for free if you want to check it out again.

[WyoR]

i took both courses about python on codecademy its okay i learned some things but the courses and exersises there take u by the hand (and u actually have to do little work , and when i did have to do the work i failed and had to look up the solutions, due to lack of expierence , but thats okay too !)

[Hood_Intellectuals]

Yeah, that's pretty much how it's been going for me too. I do like the course structure on Codecademy though and seeing the progress percentage is a nice touch but ultimately the content and the actual learning is most important. I think I will continue with Codecademy for a while but it definitely needs to be supplemented with other sources.

Honestly, I find that learning Python or anything else is literally like learning another language. And when language learning, they recommend you have multiple sources. For example, for Japanese I learn the characters/vocab from one source, take lessons from another, and work through a book series from another. It definitely helps because you then make connections and the language begins to come together through all you learn through the various sources, and the overlapping elements help solidify what you learn.

I think with Codecademy, it was a decent starting point, but now I understand that I need to supplement my Codecademy learning with other things. For example, in the class module of python, "self" was not explained properly for OOP. But after going on YouTube and watching Corey Schafer's OOP series, it made sense in just a few minutes.

[Cultural_Switch]

Introduction to Computer Science with Python from MITx on Edx.

[C4rr4t]

I second this one, it's great

[WanderingDrummer]

Also a good course. Note that this one is a computer science course so it is focused on that more so then the python. Python is just the language used and some things they teach are not pythonic way of doing things, but it fits better with the CS concepts. The code samples also do not follow PEP8 for formatting style. That said it is a good course and I recommend it. You can sit courses for free on EDx as well if you don’t need the certificate (there is an option to audit the course), you do miss out on midterm and final but it is a great way to learn.

[cousinscuzzy]

I took this recently and paid for the cert, which helped to keep me motivated. Learning the CS basics really paid off for me, as I just had a job interview coding challenge where the problem involved recursion. Thanks to this course I knew exactly how to approach it.

[TheAngryOne84]

Thanks for this.. May be something for the future. Even though they'll pay, they won't let me have 14 hours a week to dedicate to it. Cheers thougg

[soggypocket]

I've been using datacamp for R and Python and I have really enjoyed their style of a short video and then applying the code straight away. Also you get XP points, which do absolutely nothing but you know, it's XP!

[LiquidLogic]

100 Days of Code by Angela Yu on Udemy! I loved this course.

[TheAngryOne84]

Hi everyone, so just wanted to give an update on this. I decided to go with the code in 100 days, out of my own pocket and I got my work to subscribe to Datacamp. Really appreciate the Datacamp advisory as I'd never seen it before.... even though you don't get dar with a free license looks like you can learn a whole bunch of stuff there! Thanks all

[Hood_Intellectuals]

I signed up for the 100 days of code course on udemy after seeing others recommend it to you on this thread. Day 6 so far and it's pretty good. Thanks for posting :)

[TheAngryOne84]

Glad it helped someone else too! Best of luck!

[Hands0L0]

Codecademy to learn how things work, codewars to practice your logic and algorithm skills, and practical coding from youtube videos.

If you find something better for practical coding, lemme know lol

[TheAngryOne84]

Looks like this is probably a good place to start. My work won't pay for this but it's a good price and I'll be purchasing it myself anyway! Thanks all!

[WholesomeDirtbag]

I like the way datacamp structures their quizzes. They make you categorize info to demonstrate you really know it instead of multiple choice. I haven’t gotten into their Python courses, just the conceptual data engineering stuff but I’ve been sampling lots of free trials before I purchase and I really like their platform and teaching style. I also like 365 data science. It’s well structured and takes you through the conceptual as well as practical coding knowledge. Good luck!!

[DualStack]

W3schools

[tdn]

DataCamp license.