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8 Resources You Can Use to Learn Python

Ceora Ford on May 15, 2020

Python is definitely my favorite programming language. I talk about how much I love Python all the time on Twitter. Naturally, people always ask me...
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Tamimi

Oh thanks for sharing! i definitely find some of these helpful to learn python, i’ve dabbled with some them and i need to check out the rest! what’s your favourite go to out of those resources? i wrote a blog post about building an event driven application with python, check it out and let me know what you think!

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Ceora Ford

Hmmm... Probably a tie between Automate the Boring Stuff and Codecademy. And I'll definitely check it out! Thanks for reading!

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Waylon Walker

Don't forget good practice. The best way I have found for myself is to practice, make toy examples, anything that involves me thinking in my own way. It helps build problem-solving skills and helps me answer those questions that I would have immediately after starting a project.

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Ceora Ford

Absolutely! I have some other posts that talk about tips for optimal learning. I just wanted to focus on resources in this post πŸ˜ƒ

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Muhimen

I would like to add Real python in this list

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Ceora Ford

Omg yes!! Can’t believe I forgot that one! Thanks for mentioning that!

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Waylon Walker

Great resource

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David Taitingfong

+1 for ATBSWP! It's def my favorite resource for Python - I also feel it helps take away some of the fear of both coding and the term 'automation'. Thanks for this list!

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Ceora Ford

Yes! Good point! Thanks for reading πŸ˜ƒ

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Peter Cruckshank

Awesome thanks for sharing those great resources with us πŸ˜„πŸ‘

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Ceora Ford

Glad you enjoyed it PeterπŸ˜ƒ

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This Dot Media

Really helpful article Ceora! Great resources

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Ceora Ford

Thank you!!

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Ken Hudak

Great article as always.

For those just starting out in programming, a great initial exposure is py4e.com/ as well as the textbook and corresponding free FutureLearn course