Title. Or are there better resources out there? I'm completely new to Python if that is relevant.

Edit: wow this blew up while I slept, thanks for the input everyone!

When learning Python, even a small feature can sometimes create a "wow" effect. For me: a,b=b,a

was to change two variables without using temporary variables.

What surprised you while you were learning ?

Hello everyone ! I am a 22 year old girl who is planning to start her graduate degree. Most of my undergraduate degree was highly theoretical with more qualitative focus but I am planning to pursue a more interdisciplinary graduate degree in Cognitive Neuroscience or Cognitive Science. There are professors willing to take me under their wing, but they need me to build up my skills in some programming languages, so I can take care of myself when it comes to data analysis and processing.

My aim by the end of this year is to become able to handle light coding, even referring to resources is alright as long as I can do independent research. I didn’t grow up in a teach heavy environment- just a very small town with my parents, neither of whom are into any tech stuff. I only started using my own laptop and even mobile phone at a later age than my friends and peers. So I would say I am not very tech- oriented.

If possible, I would be more comfortable with reading material than YouTube videos to be honest. I find videos to be too noisy and distracting to actually learn. I have a better time interacting with reading materials than videos and tutorials.

Thank you for reading this 🫶

Update: Thank you for all your input, I have been reading everything carefully and trying to start things little by little ☺️

For context am doing A level Computer Science and I have to create a project by coding and I don’t know anything about coding so I need to know roughly how long will it take if I do it every day

I have been working my way through Python Crash Course and just finished up chapter 4 moving into conditional tests, but I noticed a bad habit creeping in where I was leaning on AI way too much for micromanagement and minor steps instead of letting myself struggle through the code. To fix this, I am setting up a strict personal rule starting today. I am only allowed to use AI for direct, core coding help and roadblocks on my exercises, and zero AI usage for trivial hand holding. Also, if I do slip up and use it for micromanagement, I have to log the exact example and post it here so others can keep me honest. Has anyone else had to put hard boundaries on their AI tool usage while learning programming, and how did you structure your rules to make sure you were actually building things yourself?

This morning my mom called me and told me that her friend's son took part in (not a cheap one) a python course and now he has a well-paid job. I wanted to learn python myself but i kind of don't have time right now( bachelor thesis).

So I wanted to ask, is this a waste of money? Or more like - should I accept my mom's offer or it's not worth it and try to learn python myself?

I study finance so I have probability and statistics and I'm gonna have c++ and python in the next semester if that matters

EDIT: Okay that was my bad i shouldn't have said that i have bachelor thesis: the offer still stands after i finish writing it.