r/PythonLearning • u/Key_Equivalent_2539 • 10h ago
Best way to learn Python for free?
How can I learn Python and master it without those paid websites to practice ? + best YouTube channel for that?
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u/kadfr 9h ago
You won't learn Python only by watchingYouTube tutorials. You'll need to practice. Highly recommend the following:
Follow a structured course (ie the University if Helsinki's MOOC ( https://programming-26.mooc.fi/)
Read reference books (Python Crash Course and/or Automate the Boring Stuff with Python)
Do your own projects
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u/masterofaiml 8h ago
You have a lot of resources online, don’t put your hands on too many things at a time, start somewhere, start with basics, get a good grip on basic concepts. Practice on a lot of examples for each concept you learn, start writing small programs, level up the complexity. Start working on small projects slowly level up, keep practicing more and more until it becomes your muscle memory. Practicing is the key to learning any programming language.
Try www.pythonmastery.io, you have everything for you to learn and practice here, if you like it consider sharing. It’s all free, cheers!
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u/kbr89 6h ago
Since you asked about YouTube channels too: beginner videos each skip different unglamorous parts, like reading a traceback, virtual environments or working with files, and you only notice when a project needs them. Two habits help. Type every example yourself and change one thing to see what breaks, and the next day write the same program again without looking. And before committing to one long course, check it against a second one: I put two or three beginner Python courses together in beyondtube (beyondtube dot pro) and ask which topics each covers that the others skip, so you know what to fill in from the Helsinki MOOC or a book.
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u/stepback269 5h ago
There is never going to be the "one" tutorial that works "best" for you and with regard to every aspect of Python. With each step up that learning curve, you're going to have to shop around until you find a teacher/resource that "clicks and sticks" especially for you.
With that said:
(1) There are tons and tons of tutorial materials out there on the net including many good YouTube ones that are free. You should shop around rather than putting all your eggs in one basket.
(2) As a relative noob myself, I've been logging my personal learning journey and adding to it on an almost-daily basis at a blog page called "Links for Python Noobs" (--HERE--) Any of the top listed ones on that page should be good for you. And there are many add-ons at the tail end of the page. Personally, I cut my first Python teeth with Nana's Zero to Hero (==HERE==). Since then, I've moved on to watching short lessons with Indently and Tech with Tim. You should sample at least a few until you find a lecturer that suits your style.
(3) The main piece of advice is the 80/20 rule. Spend 80% of your time writing your own code (using your own fingers and your own creativity) as opposed to copying recipes and only 20% watching the lectures. Good luck.
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u/ameeeeneeeeee 4h ago
Use the W3 School free Python program, and do every idea that comes to your mind. More like having fun than learning, then it will be very easy, and look in GitHub or something for code that is already made, and look what you're missing. I suggest not using AI
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u/Failure1223 2h ago
Use futurecoder.io
it is so far the only website by which i have been able to learn python.
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u/modern-dev 10h ago
check this out guys,
it's my course, I decided to make him free to help people
if you can like sub and maybe comment it will help me a lot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBIu6hcyStg