I have seen multiple people recommend it, and many that also say it is the best one they have tried. So yes, I would think that it is a good place to start.

Just to give you something else to look into, below is a copy of a comment that I made on a recent post asking something similar.

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Comment from different post reads:

Of course it will depend on your goals and with what purpose you want to learn Python for.....

I have really looked into this the past few days myself as I want to catch up with my computer science skills, specifically focusing on data analysis (I'm currently doing a BA in physics). After rigorous research, and also reading and asking around in different subs here on Reddit, this is the best possible path I have found:

1. Helsinki's MOOC Python Programming 2026 (link   )
2. Harvard's Introduction to Data Science with Python - May 2026 (link   )
3. Beckstein Lab's PHY432 - Computational Methods in Physics (link   )
4. There is a GitHub here    with the course material.

For a more broader and general knowledge of computer science, I will likely also eventual do the following course as it is said to be very good:

• Harvard's CS50: Introduction to Computer Science (link   )

And this next one is another really great source that takes you through a bunch of problems, with somewhat minimal text, and without lectures:

• BigBinary Academy's Learn Python by actually writing Python code (link  )

For AI and machine learning specific stuff these two seem to be good options:

• Harvard's CS50's Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python (link   )
• Harvard's Machine Learning and AI with Python - May 2026 (link   )

Hopefully this was helpful and gave you something to look into. I find that having a specific course to follow is helpful as I know the exact steps to follow and problems to solve. Don't overthink it. Start with the MOOC course as that seems to cover all the basics of Python. Follow it and complete everything in it. Supply with YouTube videos for things you don't quite understand.

Then depending on which direction you want to go in you can switch it up from there. As mentioned this path is geared towards data science/analysis because of my degree, but I imagine it will be a pretty decent road for many people, especially the first two courses.