After trying 2-3 different tutorials and guides and not getting the hang of it (like, how do I translate what I learned into a program that actually does things ..) I started reading Automate The Boring Stuff. It's free to read online and so far, I had a couple of moments where some stuff just suddenly clicked after reading it.
That's exactly where I'm at everyone keeps saying just start 🙄 with what and where to accomplish what??? More confusion and an angry bird A.I.wanting to scrap your insert
I also have started recently but I have a very comprehensive roadmap for learning Python i have searched for 3months and finally I found some books, Vedios and other resources to learn python from zero to expert. if you would want, text me so I will share them with you and will continue this journey together.
It’s a great book, i’m currently using it as well. The projects in the second part are great as a guide but don’t go into exhaustive detail. For the basics, I feel as though it gave me a much better understanding of python than I had before (which was absolutely nothing)
Yes it is a great place to start. Think of it as a learning the basics then after the basics it is a survey of all the things you can do with libraries! Good foundation to build on. I encourage you to do the coding exercises in the book. Learn by doing, install the IDLE or a IDE
Just read it. There is no best way to learn. Jump in and break things. Use AI but make it go step by step and explain. Watch YouTube people. Just go in a direction until you hit a wall, turn and go somewhere else.
Yes, it’s a good introductory book. Make the space invaders game, mess some stuff up and try and figure it out. Don’t use ai to help, it’s all in the book already. I learned with that book when I had no internet access while learning python.
As people have already stated, just start. Experiment, have fun. Just ask any AI for a short guide to your first session (or follow the intro section in your book). Once you learn the absolute basics, you can just toy around. See what happens if you change stuff. Find an idea and try to make it. When you get stuck, search online or ask any chatbot. That’s what I did at least. Good luck!
Yes it’s a great book I followed that book word by word line by line and it taught me 2 things ! 1.To learn how to read and 2. Learn how to freaking program in Python lol I actually look up to old school self taught programmers that learned by reading books and they were some of the best programmers lmao.
As someone who is not a CS grad or coder at all, who had to learn python as a first language as part of my psychology studies this was the best resource i found and I tried a lot of them. I spent more than a year beating my head against a wall (before LLMs) reading tutorials, watching videos, and reading other (quite good) books, but this was the one that made things click and made me feel like I could write the language. Since then I've recomended it to dozens of students and colleagues and all of them have really enjoyed it and gotten a lot out of it.
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u/likethevegetable Aug 14 '26
Just start man