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LPTHW, without a doubt. I've tried everything out there - codecademy, udacity, coursera, codeschool, khan, etc. Nothing has taught me as well as LPTHW -- probably from just repetition of exercises alone.

Both. I was able to complete the Codecademy Python exercises in a matter of hours, it's just getting your feet wet. LPtHW is more like work, but it will burn it into your brain. Also, start your own project immediately - even if it's just a simple command line program, it will make learning more fun.

If it's someone who already knows how to program (3+ years experience), they can probably get through LPTHW in about a day, and start writing Python without too much issue.

I still put semicolons at the ends of lines once in a while, though.

Ask HN: codecademy, or LPTHW?