A beginner-oriented online Python programming course on Coursera, covering basic programming concepts with hands-on projects. Commenters point to it as a starting point for learning Python.

Commenters suggest it as a way to learn Python from scratch, especially for someone without a programming class, noting it includes simple projects to practice along the way.

On Reddit (2)

1. RecommendsLambentLightr/learnprogramming2017in “Looking for avenues to pursue while I finish a Humanities dissertation.”

   If you are still in school, make time for the intro programming class that is offered. It will usually have some easy projects and introduce you to the basic concepts. Even if it is the wrong language, the skills will be transferable. I learned C/C++ in mine, and now use Python for everything. If…

2. Recommendsabxtractr/MachineLearning2016in “How/where to get started?”

   Go to coursera and take the python programming course and Andrew Ng's machine learning course

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