Microsoft launches a free 'Python for beginners' video course for aspiring coders

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It's a 44-part video series, most of which are just a few minutes long.

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Deciding to learn a programming language is one thing, but if you having trouble deciding where to get started, Microsoft has a new 44-part video series that aims to teach beginners Python.

Most of the 44 videos are just a few minutes long—the shortest one is just over 2 minutes, and the longest ones are around 9-12 minutes. Most are shorter, though.

The series is a joint effort between Christopher Harrison, a senior programming manager at Microsoft, and Susan Ibach, a business development manager for Microsoft's AI gaming division.

While the course is aimed at beginners, it is not necessarily intended for someone who is brand new to coding altogether. It assumes the viewer has some "light experience" programming in another language, such as JavaScript or MakeCode, and is interested in learning Python.

"While we won't cover everything there is to know about Python in the course, we want to make sure we give you the foundation on programming in Python, starting from common everyday code and scenarios. At the end of the course, you'll be able to go and learn on your own, following along docs, tutorials, books, etc," Harrison states in a blog post.

The focus is not on gaming specifically, though it's certainly possible to create a game with Python.

Follow this link if you want to check out Microsoft's new video series, or check out the first of the 44 videos below.

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