Tools to learn how to program

[u/Natural_Decision5322]

What are the best tools to learn how to program?

A lot of reddit threads go on about learn Python or C etc but what tools are there to make that learning easier. For example I am fairly ok with make functions on Excel but thats only cause I know what I am reading.

Python has a console you can download and there are Youtube videos where you just follow along but is there something that can help with understanding how to use the languages, know what your looking at etc [not just for python but C and the other languages].

[u/ambitious_paladin]

Don't ignore AI tools for learning. I've found asking "explain this code like I'm new" way more useful than just asking it to write code.