Python is a beginner-friendly language with many books available. If your associates use Excel, maybe they could be introduced to writing functions and subrout

Python is a beginner-friendly language with many books available. If your associates use Excel, maybe they could be introduced to writing functions and subroutines in VBA? I know of non-programming financial traders who used Excel and picked up VBA without formal training. Maybe someone can comment on entry points for web development.