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Ask HN: Suggestions on where to learn how to code in Python? (0 experience)

12 points by paleduardo 4y ago

Hi everyone, I'm looking for suggestions on where to learn to code in Python. My goal is to create scripts to utilize OpenAI's technology at its fullest.

saliagato 4y ago
Same question
troydavis 4y ago
Start on https://python.land/python-tutorial https://python.land/python-tutorial Spend a couple hours on that. You'll get Python installed, run a few basic programs, and get a feel for editing a program and having it behave differently. If you like that site, keep going :-) If not, or if you finish it, continue to whichever link on https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/NonProgrammers https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/NonProgrammers sounds most fun to you. Follow your interest - there is no one “best” way to learn, so make it fun.
alanaan 4y ago
highly recommend replit's 100 days of code course: https://replit.com/learn/100-days-of-python/ https://replit.com/learn/100-days-of-python/ it's a 100 day course that takes you from no coding knowledge to being able to work with databases, build web apps, an even work with OpenAI's API to build AI apps by day 100.
tsingy 4y ago
This is the introduction to Programming course and the Advanced Course in Programming from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Helsinki: https://programming-23.mooc.fi/ https://programming-23.mooc.fi/
DMell 4y ago
I enjoyed Automating the Boring Stuff with Python https://automatetheboringstuff.com/ https://automatetheboringstuff.com/
Leftium 4y ago
Learn Python the Hard Way: https://learnpythonthehardway.org/python3/intro.html https://learnpythonthehardway.org/python3/intro.html > The Hard Way Is Easier > With the help of this book, you will do the incredibly simple things that all programmers do to learn a programming language: > 1. Go through each exercise. > 2. Type in each file exactly. > 3. Make it run. > That's it. This will be very difficult at first, but stick with it. If you go through this book and do each exercise for one or two hours a night, you will have a good foundation for moving on to another book about Python to continue your studies. This book won't turn you into a programmer overnight, but it will get you started on the path to learning how to code. > This book's job is to teach you the three most essential skills that a beginning programmer needs to know: reading and writing, attention to detail, and spotting differences. HN discussion about this book: - https://hw.leftium.com/#/item/13722852 https://hw.leftium.com/#/item/13722852 - https://hw.leftium.com/#/item/1299029 https://hw.leftium.com/#/item/1299029 - https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=%22python%20the%20hard%20way%22&sort=byPopularity&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...
gabrielsroka 4y ago
CS50P and the accompanying videos on YouTube: https://cs50.harvard.edu/python/2022/ https://cs50.harvard.edu/python/2022/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhQjrBD2T3817j24-GogXmWqO5Q5vYy0V https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhQjrBD2T3817j24-GogX... Also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uQrJ0TkZlc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uQrJ0TkZlc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfscVS0vtbw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfscVS0vtbw
- bradwood 4y ago
  From the notes section of Part 0: > VS Code is a special type of text editor that is called a compiler. Ok. I think perhaps not this course.
  - gabrielsroka 4y ago
    Yeah, that's pretty bad. First of all Python isn't usually compiled, it's interpreted. Second of all VS Code is neither a compiler nor an interpreter but an editor/IDE with a debugger. I didn't watch these videos but I watched the regular CS50 and I thought they were pretty good. Maybe that quality didn't translate to CS50P.
asicsp 4y ago
+1 for https://programming-23.mooc.fi/ https://programming-23.mooc.fi/ and https://cs50.harvard.edu/python/2022/ https://cs50.harvard.edu/python/2022/ I'd also recommend https://futurecoder.io/ https://futurecoder.io/ and https://thepythoncodingbook.com/ https://thepythoncodingbook.com/ for beginners. See also my comprehensive collection of Python learning resources: https://learnbyexample.github.io/py_resources/ https://learnbyexample.github.io/py_resources/
readonthegoapp 4y ago
you could just try to use it, first. google an example script, or look how to do it on youtube. example python script using chatgpt https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=example+python+script+using+chatgpt https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=example+python+... mix in 30 min/day of the top half of this course, 'Python for Everybody'. https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/scientific-computing-with-python/ https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/scientific-computing-with... happy destroying.
hackrnusr 4y ago
Just ask chatGPT for some lessons.

12 points by paleduardo 4y ago

Hi everyone, I'm looking for suggestions on where to learn to code in Python. My goal is to create scripts to utilize OpenAI's technology at its fullest.

saliagato 4y ago

Same question

troydavis 4y ago

Start on https://python.land/python-tutorial https://python.land/python-tutorial Spend a couple hours on that. You'll get Python installed, run a few basic programs, and get a feel for editing a program and having it behave differently. If you like that site, keep going :-) If not, or if you finish it, continue to whichever link on https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/NonProgrammers https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/NonProgrammers sounds most fun to you. Follow your interest - there is no one “best” way to learn, so make it fun.

alanaan 4y ago

highly recommend replit's 100 days of code course: https://replit.com/learn/100-days-of-python/ https://replit.com/learn/100-days-of-python/ it's a 100 day course that takes you from no coding knowledge to being able to work with databases, build web apps, an even work with OpenAI's API to build AI apps by day 100.

tsingy 4y ago

This is the introduction to Programming course and the Advanced Course in Programming from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Helsinki: https://programming-23.mooc.fi/ https://programming-23.mooc.fi/

DMell 4y ago

I enjoyed Automating the Boring Stuff with Python https://automatetheboringstuff.com/ https://automatetheboringstuff.com/

Leftium 4y ago

Learn Python the Hard Way: https://learnpythonthehardway.org/python3/intro.html https://learnpythonthehardway.org/python3/intro.html > The Hard Way Is Easier > With the help of this book, you will do the incredibly simple things that all programmers do to learn a programming language: > 1. Go through each exercise. > 2. Type in each file exactly. > 3. Make it run. > That's it. This will be very difficult at first, but stick with it. If you go through this book and do each exercise for one or two hours a night, you will have a good foundation for moving on to another book about Python to continue your studies. This book won't turn you into a programmer overnight, but it will get you started on the path to learning how to code. > This book's job is to teach you the three most essential skills that a beginning programmer needs to know: reading and writing, attention to detail, and spotting differences. HN discussion about this book: - https://hw.leftium.com/#/item/13722852 https://hw.leftium.com/#/item/13722852 - https://hw.leftium.com/#/item/1299029 https://hw.leftium.com/#/item/1299029 - https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=%22python%20the%20hard%20way%22&sort=byPopularity&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...

gabrielsroka 4y ago

CS50P and the accompanying videos on YouTube: https://cs50.harvard.edu/python/2022/ https://cs50.harvard.edu/python/2022/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhQjrBD2T3817j24-GogXmWqO5Q5vYy0V https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhQjrBD2T3817j24-GogX... Also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uQrJ0TkZlc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uQrJ0TkZlc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfscVS0vtbw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfscVS0vtbw

bradwood 4y ago
From the notes section of Part 0: > VS Code is a special type of text editor that is called a compiler. Ok. I think perhaps not this course.
- gabrielsroka 4y ago
  Yeah, that's pretty bad. First of all Python isn't usually compiled, it's interpreted. Second of all VS Code is neither a compiler nor an interpreter but an editor/IDE with a debugger. I didn't watch these videos but I watched the regular CS50 and I thought they were pretty good. Maybe that quality didn't translate to CS50P.

asicsp 4y ago

+1 for https://programming-23.mooc.fi/ https://programming-23.mooc.fi/ and https://cs50.harvard.edu/python/2022/ https://cs50.harvard.edu/python/2022/ I'd also recommend https://futurecoder.io/ https://futurecoder.io/ and https://thepythoncodingbook.com/ https://thepythoncodingbook.com/ for beginners. See also my comprehensive collection of Python learning resources: https://learnbyexample.github.io/py_resources/ https://learnbyexample.github.io/py_resources/

readonthegoapp 4y ago

you could just try to use it, first. google an example script, or look how to do it on youtube. example python script using chatgpt https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=example+python+script+using+chatgpt https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=example+python+... mix in 30 min/day of the top half of this course, 'Python for Everybody'. https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/scientific-computing-with-python/ https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/scientific-computing-with... happy destroying.

hackrnusr 4y ago

Just ask chatGPT for some lessons.