How does one go about learning python? I know a bit of java from

https://www.codecademy.com
This is how I learned to program.

>>59384056
Books, definitely books.

Avoid Learn Python the Hard Way. Don't ask why, just don't buy it, look at it, or support Zed A. Shaw in any way or form until further notice.

Automate the Boring Stuff with Python is a good book.

Don't use random YouTube tutorials, they won't teach you much of how the code actually works rather than what it will do. Knowing how versus what is the key factor. Also the same for sites like Codecademy.

Anyways, you said you picked up a bit of Java, but if this is your first lang, go with something strongly typed like Java so you can understand things like data types before you jump into a dynamically typed language.

>>59384111
>https://www.codecademy.com
it's shit

>>59384056
Use "Learn Python the hard way" or similar book.
Programming-motherfucker.com and the gentooman library are also good resources

>>59384152
Would suggest Lisp -> Haskell -> Forth -> C -> lang of your choice...
but only if he's up for learning everything

>>59384156
Absolutely do not use LPTHW. It's a very horrible book to begin with, and the fact that it teaches Python 2 rather than 3 and even says "hurr the whole world doesn't use 3, why bother", well, most of the world is on 3, and the remnants of 2 are legacy code people are trying to convert to 3.

>>59384191
The differences between 2 and 3 are literally irrelevant to a beginner. Well, aside from the print function maybe.

>>59384207
Why not start with 3 then, as it will work the same if not better. One they they'll just stop updating and end support for 2.

>>59384656
>One they they'll just
Idk what I wanted to write, but I hope you understand.

>>59384056
You need a goal. Some kind of program you always wanted but doesn't exist. Start small. Maybe a shitpost generator that prints to command line for you to copy paste.