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Learn Python the Hard Way https://learnpythonthehardway.org/

Don't let the title put you off, it's very accessible and you'll learn a lot.

Another good suggestion, along with the sibling's Automate the Boring Stuff. Much more focused on building up the fundamentals through practice. Automate the Boring Stuff is a cookbook. LPTHW will teach you how to create your own recipes.

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