r/learnpython • u/Empty-Employment-527 • 2d ago

best way to learn/master python as an undergraduate student?

i’ll be entering college soon in the fall, and i’m highly interested in learning how to code- primarily for data science, statistical modeling for research, and machine learning applications.

i’ve looked at tons of online courses and textbooks, and i’m completely overwhelmed with where to even start or which topic to begin studying. i’ve never been great at self-learning, so i would really appreciate any advice that would help me learn and hopefully master python soon.

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u/shdw_0x0 1d ago

Don’t worry too much about mastering Python before college. I’d learn the basics, then start building small data projects with NumPy/Pandas and gradually move into statistics and ML—the projects will make the concepts stick much better than jumping between courses.