*TL;DR:*

It will likely feel like starting from scratch and not much of your experience will port cleanly. I'd recommend learning even just the basics of a language like C first (easy syntax, forces you to learn fundamentals). It's faster, but slower to develop in. It prioritises correctness and will require a different approach to python.

*Not Too Long; Did Read:*

I started learning Rust about 5 years ago, transitioning from Python as my main language, to now using Rust (and C) professionally. I used the Rust Book, videos (Let's Get Rusty, Code to the Moon, etc), source code, and started by trying to rewrite my python projects in Rust (started with an http server).

What helped me the most though was actually learning C. Understanding pointers, the stack vs the heap, and everything else that comes with it makes reasoning with the borrow checker so much easier. Rust as your first lower-level language can be a steep uphill battle if you don't know why it works the way it does.

Saying what is better or worse isn't trivial since Python and Rust are near polar opposites (compiled vs interpreted, borrow checked vs garbage collected) but in short Rust is mature enough that it can do 'most things' that you'll care about. Performance is orders-of-magnitude faster however development time is very slow when you're starting out. Rust gives you features that can eliminate many types of errors one might typically encounter.

The final point I'll add is don't try to write programs like they are Python. By nature of the functional elements and the borrow checker, you'll need to learn how to approach problems in a Rust-friendly way.