Shaw, Zed. Zed Shaw's hard way series

Module 1. Getting started in Python -- Module 2. The basics of programming -- Module 3. Applying what you know -- Module 4. Python and data science

Zed Shaw has created the world's most reliable system for learning Python. Follow it and you will succeed--just like the millions of beginners Zed has taught to date! You bring the discipline, persistence, and attention; the author supplies the masterful knowledge you need to succeed. In Learn Python the Hard Way, Fifth Edition, you'll learn Python by working through 60 lovingly crafted exercises. Read them. Type in the code. Run it. Fix your mistakes. Repeat. As you do, you'll learn how a computer works, how to solve problems, and how to enjoy programming...even when it's driving you crazy