I wanna get into learning Python. Is Codecademy a good resource?

10    05 Jul 2015 17:33 by u/McMacked

I've heard both good and bad things about it. What's the general consensus on this site? Is it worth my time? And if it isn't, please suggest alternatives. Thanks!

10 comments

5 u/ElderBibbles 05 Jul 2015 21:30

I recommend Learn Python the Hard Way. Its a good book that gives you options for windows, GNU/Linux, and apple. Its available free online Here.

4 u/Shammah 05 Jul 2015 17:46

It's good up until the point it is not good. Just start learning, and when you think you've hit a wall, look for more (maybe better) resources.

1 u/McMacked [OP] 05 Jul 2015 17:50

Good advice. Thanks!

1 u/d4vid 05 Jul 2015 19:49

I tried codeacademy for python, but didn't get along with it - IME there was not much in the way of thinking for yourself. I didn't get much out of it and gave up very quickly.

I'm now halfway through the 6.0001x Introduction to python course with edX (MITx) and am actually learning a hell of a lot, very quickly.

https://courses.edx.org/courses/course-v1:MITx+6.00.1x_6+2T2015/info

0 u/LordJiine 05 Jul 2015 20:02

It is for a while. After a while, I used a book. The best part of it is that there are so many Monty Python references, in almost every single lesson.

0 u/romanberla 05 Jul 2015 23:05

WebDev course was really interesting to me, but PHP was boring from the start (maybe that's because of the language)

0 u/t-freakin-mesis 06 Jul 2015 06:27

I think it works best for people who are learning programming in general for the first time. It definitely could still be useful though, if that is not your case. I would just try it out and find what works for you. If anything it certainly offers a good introduction.

0 u/Cheapliquid 07 Jul 2015 02:49

Piggy backing on this, is khan academy good to use?

0 u/hopo 07 Jul 2015 05:02

I've found Dive Into Python a free and fairly straight forward text to read, especially coming from another language.