I wanted to learn python for a little while but wasn’t sure how or where to get started, I have python download it on my computer but I was wondering what I should use to actually learn it or if there’s any tutorials I should follow.
Thanks to everyone for the suggestions I’ll definitely do my research.
Nighthawk3213 points2y ago
I would say think of something you really want to create, then slowly learn everything you need to for that particular task.
ryan5163 points2y ago
There’s a lot of really good resources, that will vary a bit depending on what you want to do.
The official tutorial is always a good starting place https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/
Marconius2 points2y ago
I initially used Learn Python the Hard Way to get myself into Python 2, then started going through codecademy to learn Python 3. I built little apps and games in between, but have yet to actually finish the codecademy course. I gave them accessibility feedback and I helped them make their overall page structure more screen reader friendly while going through their courses and tasks.
zersiax1 points2y ago
You will want to use Python3 at this point. Anything Python2 is hopelessly out of date by this point and will probably teach you bad habits you will later need to unlearn. Python 2 reached end of life and is considered deprecated at this point.
As for how to learn and what tools to use, it kinda depends on how familiar you are with various things. Do you know the commandline? Are you proficient with your screenreader, and what operating system are you using?
For my students on Windows I tend to recommend not using something like Visual Studio Code right away as it has a bit of a learning curve to it and requires a bit more setup then , say, just notepad or similar. Especially when you're just starting out, the things the editor helps with will probably get in your way more than they will actually help you at first, although that phase passes pretty quickly, especially where autoindentation is concerned.
I'd say try a few tutorials, see how far you get, and see if you can figure out how to get unstuck when you get stuck. Those are good skills to have for a discipline like this.
I teach programming and am fully blind myself, feel free to reach out if you want my help, we can probably work something out at that point.
AndAdapt1 points2y ago
For learning the syntax and code use learn python the hard way.
For a code editor use visual studio code. After the download the python tutorial walks you through getting everything setup on your system and ready to start coding
Terry_Pie1 points2y ago
$1 is good from what I understand. I went through a little bit of it, but my interest waned.
DariusA921 points2y ago
You don't need any special resources. You can learn it from mainstream books and tutorials. Think Python is a book freely available on the net. You can use that. Also Python Crash Course seems to be a good one. I'm using it now to re-learn Python, since I have forgotten a lot.
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