The Best Python Resources for Beginners

My friend told me the other day that she would like to learn Python coding for data manipulation and visualization. Even though I know that there are tons of Python tutorials out there, I had no clue where to point her to. In particular, because I haven't ever learned Python properly, I might not be the best judge for evaluating Python tutorials 😄.

So I decided to phone-a-friend and ask wiser people for some recommendations. As my friend has no previous background in programming, the material needed to be for absolute beginners. Here's a list of the suggestions I got:

Resources in English

• The Python Tutorial
• FreeCodeCamp Video Course
• W3Schools tutorial
• CodeAcademy course
• Microsoft - Python for Beginners video course

Resources in Finnish

• Helsinki Uni MOOC
• FITech Python course
• Python course material
• Python course material (for high schools)
• Python course material (Aalto)

Is one of your favourite tutorials or learning resources missing? Please suggest more!

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Comments

[Minna N.]

I've had this bookmarked for my future Python studies: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlrxD0H...
Not sure if any good but I think it must've been recommended somewhere... (or otherwise I wouldn't have it bookmarked! 😄 )

[Laura Vuorenoja]

Thanks, I will add it to the list!