The Asigmo Python Course and 10 great alternatives
With the free Asigmo Python Course for Beginners coming up on the 4-6 of June, we took a look at the top 10 alternatives to learn Python online in case you can neither attend nor wait for the next course or mabye just can't get enough of Python.
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Without further ado here is the list in no particular order.
10 free Python courses to attend online:
Platform: Udemy
Name: Introduction to Python Programming
Length: 2 hours
Link: https://www.udemy.com/course/pythonforbeginnersintro/
Good to know: With 54.000+ reviews and an average on 4.4/5 stars one of most proven courses.
Platform: Datacamp
Name: Introduction to Python
Length: Up to 4 hours
Link: https://www.datacamp.com/courses/intro-to-python-for-data-science
Good to know: Only the first of four parts is free. (Price afterwards: 20€/monthly). Be aware that you can look at some content featured in the course at this link: https://www.learnpython.org/
Platform: Coursera
Name: Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python)
Length: 19 hours
Link: https://www.coursera.org/learn/python
Good to know: 187.000+ reviews averaging 4.8/5 stars. Created by the University of Michigan. Also available in a few other languages.
Name: Crash Course on Python
Length: 32 hours
Link: https://www.coursera.org/learn/python-crash-course
Good to know: Taught by Google a Career Certificate is possible for a fee. Also available in various languages with over 17.000 reviews averaging at 4.8/5 stars.
Platform: Edx
Name: Python Basics for Data Science
Length: 10-25 hours
Link: https://www.edx.org/course/python-basics-for-data-science
Good to know: Taught by IBM, certificate possible for 81€.
Platform: Google
Name: Google’s Python Class
Length: Unknown, but more than 4 hours of video material alone.
Link: https://developers.google.com/edu/python/
Good to know: With both text and video material and no sign-up a very easy way to start learning Python. Be aware that the videos are from 2010.
Platform: Udacity
Name: Introduction to Python Programming
Length: 5 weeks
Link: https://www.udacity.com/course/introduction-to-python--ud1110
Good to know: Ideal for beginners in Python with experience in programming.
Platform: Scrimba
Name: Learn Python for free
Length: 59 lessons – 5 hours
Link: https://scrimba.com/learn/python
Good to know: Great learning format of interactive videos with the ability to take notes anywhere. You should definitely take a look!
Here are two more text-based resources to learn Python in case you prefer the old fashioned way:
Platform: Pym
Name: Python for you and me
Length: Unknown, but very thorough.
Link: https://pymbook.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html
Platform: Python
Name: The python Tutorial
Time: Unknown, but thorough.
Link: https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/index.html
If that still isn’t enough for you, check out this search engine for Python courses to find exactly what you are looking for.
Have you attended a Python course that was excellent and is missing from this list? Let us know in the comments or on Social Media. We would love to hear about it!