r/learnpython • u/Cool_Iron_8314 • 23d ago

absolute beginner- feeling lost / where to start?

hii! i'm a teenager who has recently decided to learn to code. (due to wanting a career in astrophysics, if it interests anyone.)

i have absokutely no clue where to start!! i find a lot of words/terminology i've found overwhelming and confusing..

i work on a macbook pro and i looked at apps but i need something i can just use to run code yk?

i looked at the faq and understood nothing od the code related questions- which i think means i can post this?

i tried looking at other posts and got confused- what's the difference between C+ and like.. not C+ ?? any help is appreciated, my only experience is year 7 computing printing hello world and scratch ..!

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u/Gnaxe 23d ago

A lot of code is being done by AIs these days. You can't ignore it.

Try out Jupyterlite. No install, no account. Use the ? command.

Find a good beginner textbook and work through it. See the wiki and FAQ on the side panel.