An introductory Python programming course offered on edX by Microsoft, aimed at people with little or no prior coding experience. It covers the basics of writing Python programs.

Commenters describe it as a free, solid starting point for Python, with one calling it awesome after finishing it.

On Reddit (2)

1. Strongly recommendsPrimaterialismr/learnprogramming2017in “When you should start applying for a developer job”

   Thanks for sharing this inspirational post. I'm in my late 30's, finished a web development course some 7 years ago but couldn't find my viking hat to get anywhere, started the CS50 course on EDX 2 years ago but failed because C kicked my ass while I was dealing with the stress of house buying and…

2. Recommendsnamastayhom_er/learnprogramming2020in “New to programming.”▲ 2

   For the basics and foundation I suggest Codeacademy’s introductory course, but it is with the PRO subscription so you would have to pay. Intro to Python 3 Another course I highly recommend is Microsoft’s free course on eDX Microsoft eDX Python course For videos I recommend CS Dojo or the Python…

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