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Learn Python the Hard Way was one of the first ways I tried to learn programming. It didn't end up working for me. It focuses on repetition rather than a conceptual understanding of what you're doing. But when I finally took a class and realized what I had been doing with all that practice I came to really appreciate how comprehensive it is. I won't use it myself, but I'm glad that something like Learn Python the Hard Way exists

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I had the same experience, and thought it was the opposite of what the title implied. Rather than being more work up front for much easier progress, it seemed like a lot of easy typing things you don't understand and therefore making slow progress.

However, I generally prefer learning concepts first, with practical application later, so it could have just been a personal preference.

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