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Way back in 2013 more or less i started learning it on learnpythonthehardway. Pretty good way to learn, imo at least. Used to be free but i think its paid now. Answer from vivisectvivi on reddit.com

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r/learnpython on Reddit: How did you all learn python?

December 2, 2024 -

I’ve taken all the classes at my school that teach python, where do I go from there?

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Way back in 2013 more or less i started learning it on learnpythonthehardway. Pretty good way to learn, imo at least. Used to be free but i think its paid now.

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I learn by doing projects that need to be done, or can be done in the language. Python is a wonderful language to automate things. Think of something and automate it. Everything you learn will be useful to you some day down the road.

There was a post a week or so back from a chap who wanted to translate the Japanese subtitles from a movie into English.

He wrote a script that took a screenshot of each different subtitle frame, ran it through character recognition then ran it through a translator, then made new subtitles.

Something like that is super doable in Python (because of the depth of libraries available), but months of work in any other language.

Need ideas? Start here (free book),

https://automatetheboringstuff.com/

reddit.com › r/learnpython › how did you learn python?

r/learnpython on Reddit: How did you learn Python?

August 31, 2024 -

I'm just starting out. I have heard people who say just bang their heads against the keyboard and understand it over time and also people who learned with pages that give exercises

How did you learn?

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Learn and be comfortable the bare bones syntax (variables, strings, loops, lists). Then jump straight into a project and learn the niches of the language as you run into issues.

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This was like a decade ago, but I think I learned it primarily through reading the official docs, and by reading StackOverflow questions (along with do projects of course).

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r/learnpython on Reddit: How did you learn python? In hindsight how should you have learned?

July 13, 2019 -

Edit: specifically, if you used a program or some external source what was it and what would you recommend new users do as a sort of road map?

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Learned the basic syntax
Learned how to search
Learned how to read documentation
Learned the oop part
At this point I started helping people learning which helped with spotting errors
Learned data structures
Learned architecture

All of the above was done while writing code.

In hindsight, I wouldn't have changed anything.

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Automate the Boring stuff

General Python Usage. You quickly learn some useful cool things.

MITx: 6.00.1x (This will take you a while.)

Some computer Science. Learn OOP. You'll also learn how to approach problems and other more advanced concepts.

Django (official tutorial is good too) or Flask (Recommend)

Building large web application projects to completion and combining other technologies.

This is more-or-less the route I took. If you're not interested in WebDev, you can replace #3 with something else.

reddit.com › r/learnpython › self-taught people, how did you learn python?

r/learnpython on Reddit: Self-taught people, how did YOU learn Python?

March 21, 2017 -

You can also add at what "level" you are/what you are doing with the knowledge. Thanks!

Edit: Didn't expect for the thread to have this many answers. I learned a lot. I especially appreciate the many perspectives and learning paths. Thank you, everyone!

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Started with YouTube videos. Went on to LPTHW. Then started making stuff. Started with games, learned Pygame. Then web frameworks. First Django using the official tutorial, then flask, using the mega tutorial. Made some web stuff. Got a job, made some money. Then decided to go for it and start my own gaming company. And I'm in that process now.

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Before python, I knew DOS and a bit of Powershell scripting. I took 3 days over a holiday weekend and learned python via codeacademy. I then took my 20 or so Powershell scripts, and converted them to python, for extra practice. That was 5 years ago. Now I'm using python for machine learning and other 'complicated' systems which I wouldn't have envisioned me getting into when I first started learning the language. 99% of all the stuff I've written are backend, cli type of stuff. One day, I'll get around to learning Django and other web frameworks that work well with Python.

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r/learnpython on Reddit: Where to start learning Python?

August 28, 2020 -

Hi. I am a complete newbie to this field. I have zero programing experience. But I want to learn Python. Is Udemy's Python: zero to mastery course a good place to start. Or please recommend where and how to start learning Python.

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You'll get a million different answers - people will suggest what they've used, and what works for different people is always different. Ultimately, any "intro to python" type course will be fine. The "Zero to Mastery" Udemy series looks good, but understand that you won't get anywhere near advanced within a month or two. It takes months/years to get to intermediate, and years beyond that to become an "advanced". With that in mind, go into it without a sense of urgency and take your time to learn and understand concepts. It doesn't matter if you don't understand things the first, second, or even fifth time you go over them. That's totally normal - programming is difficult. What matters are two things - consistency, and dedication. 30 minutes a day for one year will take you a lot closer to employ-ability than 6 hours every day for 2 months. Don't burn out. Take things at your own pace. I'll plug the book that I made my first real breakthrough learning to code with - "Python for Everybody". The author breaks things down in a very easy to understand and enjoyable manner. Here is a link to the free PDF - spend a few hours going over it and see if you enjoy the learning style. If not, another highly recommended resource is Automate the Boring Stuff with Python - If you scroll down on the page you'll find that the author has links to a free web-based version of all the chapters in the book for free. Another user has recommended Corey Schafer’s YouTube tutorials - another excellent, free resource. Any one of these three is sufficient to start learning.

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I would start with Computer Science 101: Master the Theory Behind Programming first. The course is not long, and will help you better understand the python concepts. But also, yes, the 2020 Complete Python Bootcamp: From Zero to Hero in Python is a good course to start with. Edit: spelling

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r/learnpython on Reddit: How did you learned python from Corey Schafer? Please guide me.

July 21, 2024 -

Corey Schafer is the most recommended youtube channel for beginners. As I have never coded before, I decided to follow him since I will be taking computer science in college and wanted to build some foundation by learning a popular language. When I visited his channel and saw his playlist of Python tutorial. It was kind of mess. it wasn't organised well, what should I do now? Please tell how I should study from him or how did you all studied from him?

link of playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-osiE80TeTt2d9bfVyTiXJA-UTHn6WwU

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He is the best for quick clear videos on pythonic concepts. This doesn't mean he has the best "hello world" tutorial. I suggest you find a introduction to python programming class. There are many free versions of this online. Then once you know enough to start working on small projects, you.can return to him and get a deeper understanding.

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Where did you get "Corey Schafer is the most recommended youtube channel for beginners."? Never heard of the channel before. Just curious is all.

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r/learnpython on Reddit: What way would you recommend to learn Python ?

July 10, 2025 -

Hello , i'm new to programming and i was wondering how did you learn to use Pyhton (Youtube Tutorials , Online Courses , Github ,etc.) and is there any path you would recommend for a beginner ?

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I learn best by reading docs, writing code, and running debugger. Take time to setup your dev environment in a way that will help. Use a good IDE with intellisense and language specific extensions (Vscode or Pycharm). Jupyter notebooks are amazing for getting started in py with atomic cells. Easy to debug as your project grows. Cells turn into functions. Group functions into packages or inside classes as methods as your project grows. Use uv its great. Easy to understand and does the job of pip and venv. Use AI as a tool but dont let it drive! Feed it chunks of code and let it explain what's happening its very very good at this. Reuse the code changing bits of it to see what happens. Then expand from there. Be aware python is very versatile and has many domains like data science, web apps, desktop apps, pretty much everywhere these days so it can be overwhelming so try to pick a lane and stick to it until you reach a level of proficiency where you can write at least 50% of your code without looking up a command or asking AI.

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A book, video course or an online course, your choice. The wiki has learning resources , just choose one an get started.

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r/Python on Reddit: How did you first learn about Python?

October 26, 2024 -

How did all of you stumble upon python? I saw someone writing python in RuneScape one day and became curious. Then I dipped into front end frameworks like html and css, then JavaScript and python

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That's actually a really good question. Let me think... I believe it was when I was moving from Scratch (that primary school block language basically everyone learns). At the time I was thinking of wanting to become a game dev so I looked around and heard stuff about Python "being the best starting language for beginners". Then I spent about a month following a 12 hour tutorial on how to make space invaders (yes I know a very big endeavor for little me). After that I realized it was actually real fun! So I botch jobbed a platformer game out of the Space Invaders Clone and somehow magically got that working. And then stuff just started happening after that!

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I used GIS (mapping) software called ArcMap. It had a module to help with automation and processing. I decided to take a crack at it. After about a month of google searching and trial and error, I had finally cobbled together a wonky little code that automated the tedious work of importing and organizing of data. After that I was hooked.

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r/learnpython on Reddit: How to learn python from scratch

July 18, 2023 -

Hi, I've decided to learn python. Previously, I've been working in a completely different sphere. I know that this topic was described here several times, but most of the them are quite old and I just want to know which course are cosidered the best and what should I choose. I've already started beginner free course on youtube, but it's not very long and is quite simple even for a complete noob. Thank you!

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https://programming-23.mooc.fi/

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Since you’re just starting out, it really helps to pick a course that’s beginner-friendly and covers everything you need. A lot of YouTube tutorials can feel too short or scattered. I’d suggest checking out this article , which walks through Google’s Python course. It’s free, structured, and takes you step by step from the basics into more hands-on practice. The key is to stick with it regularly and try building small side projects along the way. That’s when things really start to click.

Find elsewhere

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How did you learn python? : r/learnpython

October 2, 2023 - You can access my textbook of lessons ... through it lesson-by-lesson in real time. ... I learned the basics of python by reading the "Commodore 64 Programmers Reference Guide" when I was a kid....

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March 1, 2022 - I’m 15. Currently learning python. I dabbled in it with a small book on basics (didn’t even do half) when I was around 10 I think. Then, I did a Udemy course 50% completed, and I made a selenium project for filling in forms using the docs and YouTube. Last thing I did was make a GLaDOS voice assistant bot, I can link the GitHub if anyone wants.

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r/learnpython on Reddit: How do I learn Python.

October 9, 2024 -

I am from non technical background, I have no prior idea of any coding language or anything like that. My objective is to become employable. From where should I start and which free resources I can use ?

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Read the learning guidance in the wiki for this subreddit. It has lots of information about learning programming and learning Python, including links to a wide variety of learning material.

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If you want a job I'd recommend getting a CS degree. If you don't have that option then I'd recommend creating some interesting projects to show off to a potential employer. Choose one or two resources and code like there is no tomorrow. In other words be an active learner. Here are some resources: Harvard CS50p - which is a gentle intro to Python University of Helsinki course (text based along with video and covers quite a bit) Python and Data Science - (Disclaimer: This is my course and assumes no programming background) The book: “Learn Python the Hard Way”. I really like this book despite the intimidating title, but there are other books. Good luck and be patient with yourself. Learning to code can take time.

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r/PythonLearning on Reddit: How do I learn Python the best way?

June 28, 2025 -

I want to start learning programming and have chosen Python first. I plan to learn Python and code for a few years, then after that, move on to C++. Later, I want to get into AI, like AI Engineering. I have many interesting ideas I want to build but currently can’t code.

Can anyone recommend good free resources or platforms to learn Python first for a few years, then C++? If YouTube, which ones exactly? Thx for the help in advance

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First try to learn basics of python and then watch them: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqnslRFeH2Upcrywf-u2etjdxxkL8nl7E&si=K4YIR7qyRPVYO66p Then try to do build a small project by yourself. You can check kaggle for machine learning python data projects.

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I tried to learn Python several times. I learned the syntax, watched a lot of videos, and always failed. But one day, I encountered a problem at work that I really wanted to automate. I found someone’s script that did something very similar to what I needed, so I started researching the script piece by piece - looking up and trying to understand every concept and function I didn’t know. Using this knowledge, I created my own version of the script with the features I needed. It was mostly procedural code inside a main() function, with a few additional functions, but I was so proud of myself. My advice is to find a project that you would genuinely enjoy working on.

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r/learnpython on Reddit: How did you guys learned python

December 25, 2022 -

Share how you guys are learning python. For example: python's documentation, some course, your college, YouTube etc.

I'm learning python my self very new to programming. But I refer to their own documentations and sometimes I randomly search on internet how to questions

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automatetheboringstuff.com

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Reading the documentation and then screwing around for a long time. I already knew how to program though since C++ was my first language.

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r/learnpython on Reddit: How fast did you learn python?

February 1, 2023 -

Applying for a job that requires python, so how fast and what is the go to way to learn it?

Applying for a job as a mechanic. How long did it take you to learn to fix cars?

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r/learnpython on Reddit: Best way to learn python?

March 6, 2023 -

What is the best way to learn python for free? I have next to zero knowledge of coding (played around with scratch and that stuff but that prob doesnt even really count).

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I would recommend the Corey Schafer youtube videos. IMHO is the best explaining the basic concepts. Also the book “Python Crash Course”, author: Eric Matthes is really good.

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The best way to start is to keep things simple and focus on learning by doing. If you have little or no coding experience, following a structured and beginner-friendly guide really helps. I’d suggest starting with this article , which introduces Google’s Python course. It covers the basics like variables, loops, and functions, then slowly builds up with practical exercises so you can learn step by step.

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r/learnpython on Reddit: Hey how did you learn?

December 20, 2024 -

I found a 100 days course udemy , that’s seems to be doing good so far, I’m wondering how I should learn python?

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Build stuff. Focus on what you want to build and let that guide your learning.

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I started with the 100 days, then about 2 weeks in I did the CS50 and then CS50P courses instead. Then just found stuff to build - notification script using APIs for my raspberry pi, stock market pattern scanner, currently working on a game, and then just a lot of little things. Takes a while to get going but after a while things just start to click. Also be sure to learn from any errors that get triggered rather than just fix it. Courses are great to learn basics and syntax but really you learn more by doing

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r/learnpython on Reddit: how did you guys learn python?

December 4, 2025 -

watching tutorial videos /lectures

and making small project/solving problems

is this all?? (I don't know anything)

ps. any site you guys can recommend? thx

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I found the book Python Crash Course to be the catalyst for my initial learning, especially the Pygame project, which helped me start to understand OOP. Then, just build stuff, ask Ai, read the docs, read code. But getting to grips with OOP was when I got more confident. Everything is an object, after all. Also, personally, learning JS actually helped me write and understand Python better.

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i found this very usefull: https://roadmap.sh/python its a roadmap with a lot of resources linked also this site: Labex.io you get a complete Linux VM to learn, lots of languages and projects, the premium is expensive tho.

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r/AskProgramming on Reddit: How do you actually learn Python as a beginner?

August 19, 2025 -

I’ve been trying to learn Python, but I’m really struggling. The course I’m taking feels confusing and I don’t fully understand the concepts being taught.

For those of you who’ve successfully learned Python, what worked best for you? Did you follow a specific course or practice method?

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!

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A good exercise that I found fun is to build a deck of cards. Let your curiosity guide you. How would you do it in a quick and minimalist way (eg without artwork, in the command terminal?). How do you draw a random card? How would you shuffle? How do you use the deck you made it in a game like blackjack against a dealer player? Edit The key thing that makes this exercise work is that it gets you to build something you can reuse. It also helps you sharpen your instincts for what data structures to use and when (functions, classes, lists, dictionaries, sets, etc). You will discover these as you realize you are repeating yourself too much. Programming is about fking up. Make mistakes and fix them, that’s how learning works in this field. You can’t understand how to program, you need to make something.

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Tldr; If you wanna learn how to build shit, you gotta practice building shit. If you wanna speed up the learning process you need to slow down and apply what you claim to us -and more importantly yourself- to have learned Without a tool assisting you or following along with a course, ask yourself what can you build right now. You're a beginner, by definition that means you know something. "I cant code anything" is simply false for your level. Build what you can, and if you fail, study up on the concepts you find difficult. And then learn a little bit more, and every so often build something else. Occasionally code something you've coded already, not just as a challenge but for repetition. Eventually as you do this you'll incorporate more correct solutions to building the same project. If you look at code you wrote a month ago you should cringe at how stupid you were.. thats a good thing it means you're learning Keep going and in your small little personal projects totally run into things that confuse you but smell like something you know. Don't run to the internet or a youtube video though, this is where one of THE MOST important skills for a programmer can be honed. If you know how to output text to a user in the terminal and you want to output 10 lines of the same text, think about the concepts you know and how you can combine them to achieve that result. A new beginner might just copy and paste the output text 10 times... which works for now... but after learning loops, you'll be able to take that one line of text and make it repeat 10 times. You dont need a teacher and a book to tell you that if you already understand how to output text and how to make things loop. And if it doesn't work... you dont get sent to the gulag or have your computer taken away... you get an error text explaining why its not working. Google the error and do some detective work. Writing code is easy, its just getting your reps in, the real skill is problem solving and finding solutions. Treat it like learning a spoken language. You learn, you repeat what others have done, but you must try to speak on you own and put your thoughts into words if you truly want to speak the language. So slow down if you want to speed up my dude. You're not entirely ignorant anymore, you're a beginner, so practice a little bit by building what you can. And like I said, you cant tell anyone here you can't build anything. The literal first thing many programmers and programming courses teach is a Hello World program. A PROGRAM. If you can't make a weather app, a blackjack game, or a calculator (all good beginner exercises for later), then you might need to review some concepts or syntax. But start at Hello World. Build it without reference a few times, if you forget the syntax and the program doesn't run then thats a perfect learning opportunity to google the error you receive and cement that meaning in your brain. Then later build another program with the concepts you know, adding more as you can to add more features to your app. You can program Hello World, that means you can program "Hi Friends" or "Fuck You" programs too. That might seem obvious in hindsight, but many beginners just copy tutorials or get stuck in a youtube video hole where all they do is copy. Writing a "Hi Friends" program is pretty identical to "Hello World" yes, but by building something new using concepts you already know is how to program new things, without a teacher explaining it to you you can see how letters in quotes are treated. You might be way past Hello World, but the idea remains, you gotta build shit if you wanna become a programmer whose goal is to build shit. You're doing what like 99% of beginners do and overloading on concepts and not practicing. Its like studying Japanese textbooks for months and being frustrated that you can't speak Japanese, even though you've yet to actually try and say anything yet.

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r/learnpython on Reddit: I want to learn python, how did you learn it

October 21, 2025 -

I don’t want to pay any money for tutoring etc.

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Automate the Boring Stuff was a good read. Then YouTube tutorials on topics I was interested in. You need to pick a project that's fairly simple but interesting to you, once you've done some basic tutorials, and then build it yourself. At this point in the world, you can use a code AI to help explain an idea to you so you can write the code yourself. I'd stay away from having AI write any code for you at all right now. It really stunts learning.

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Find a small goal - mine was getting sickRage & couchpotato running on a raspberry pi. Hit that goal, then expand it slightly - my next step was importing torrents from a dir on my phone to the rpi. Expand further - I added pi-hole, then dockerised my setup, then caught the HA bug. At no point did i pay for a lesson, in fact it was mainly in aid of piracy and now i am a data engineer. I left school at 16, no qualifications and entirely self taught