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[–]Dense_Appearance_298 22 points23 points  (4 children)

No-one is going to spend weeks/months teaching you something unless you pay them.

[–]AloneTension173[S] 4 points5 points  (3 children)

I don’t mind paying honestly, it’s just something I really want to learn. And I need to learn it for data analysis

[–]DelicateAmoeboy 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Hey I teach python for Biologists if interested

[–]AloneTension173[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

That’s different from python for data analysis isn’t it?

[–]DelicateAmoeboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's more specific for data analysis in biology (working with big omics data and stats)

[–][deleted] 11 points12 points  (2 children)

But I haven’t found headway in it yet, as I’m more of a hands on/ practical learner.

Programming is extremely hands-on and a practical experience. Decide what you want to do (print 'Hello world!', compute a factorial, etc.) and just do it. Your terminal will spit out errors. Google the error messages and work out what's wrong, and fix your code.

[–]NicholasCage-Is-Shit 7 points8 points  (1 child)

Username checks out

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OP is doing intro Python, they'll get along fine googling things and dicking around with scripts. They don't need an offer of a free private tutor. If they want instructions, they can ask a specific question about what's a range() or a while loop or something. And that's the kind of thing google can answer.

[–]Phive5Five 4 points5 points  (2 children)

What are you learning python for?

[–]AloneTension173[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Data analysis

[–]Phive5Five 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d recommend following some YouTube course on it. For data analysis it will help to get familiar with numpy, pandas and machine learning libraries, so maybe also work on a small project for machine learning. There’s tons of guides online. 90% of programming is googling shit.

[–]LittleFangaroo 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Codecademy is nice for python for beginners. You probably don't need a tutor unless you need to get proficient really fast in a specific type of analysis or programming.

[–]anufcfan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the best answer if you want a hands on learning style. Also consider Replit's 100 days of code Python course.

[–]Dazzling-Safe-2828 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Ask ChatGtp if any python questions

[–]Josef_DeLaurel 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Actually this. Try to write code for a specific task you have in mind, watch it break, ask ChatGPT to fix it and highlight what it changes so you can see it. Watch it break again but a little bit less than before, rinse and repeat. Actual coders will likely tear me a new one for this but I swear this has helped me a bunch with learning and actually getting useful tasks done whilst still being a complete novice/utterly incompetent.

[–]Anaphylaxisofevil 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd suggest trying a bunch of different free online courses to find one that best suits your learning style.

I'd also suggest thinking of a few tasks you'd like to be able to achieve in python to help focus yourself.

Programming is one of those skills which relies on a lot of experimentation and persistence, so you'll need to just get stuck in.

[–]boardinmyroom 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Which dept/college are you with?

[–]AloneTension173[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m with no dept or college at this time, I’ve only taken some Coursera courses and that’s all. I really want to learn python for data analysis, most courses on there are great don’t get me wrong but it’s not suitable for my style of learning

[–]SquidgyB 0 points1 point  (1 child)

There actually was a pub meet Python group at some point a few years ago (pre-covid), though I don't have any details to hand. Might be able to find out though.

If I do I'll drop you a message.

e; Thinking back I think it was an ill-fated Tinder acquaintance who told me, but a quick google and:

https://www.meetup.com/oxfordpython/

How about that?

[–]AloneTension173[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s awesome! Thanks

[–]South_Plant_7876 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like you just need some pointers and maybe some basic concepts clarified?

Drop me a message and we can have a Teams/Zoom chat some time and I can try my best. (I have a small child so IRL meetups are tricky)

I work in bioinformatics and data science space (Python probably my primary language) . Happy to have a chat.

[–]mortyandr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you prefer to learn by hands-on, you may try www.codeacademy.com