I need help learning to code python, can't find anything good

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I have a decent understanding of python, however in order to advance I definitely need to learn.
I have tried to use wikis, youtube, etc and coding whilst reading/watching, but for me it just doesn't stick.
I then thought "I'll just do what I can and ask the community for help." (hoping to give back in future) but again, not a great experience.
Despite accurately conveying what my problem is, what I've tried, and what I need to fix, the forums I have used (particularly the python community on stackoverflow) have consistently landed so far from my question that several times I have rewritten my post to redirect the reader to the actual issue I have as opposed to "don't do it like that, use this module". The "that" they refer to is pretty much the entirety of python I know, and "this module" tends to be something that almost seems designed to scare off beginners.
Is there a forum where if I ask a question it will be answered? Is there (ideally free, but I can pay a little) software for PC or mobile that aids in learning more than just the basic python functionality?

Mawg says reinstate Monica · Accepted Answer

Did you try Udemy? For decades I have taught myself only from books. Recently I tried my first ever video course (for Flutter/Dart) and was extremely impressed. If they are all like that, I will never read another book again.
That one taught me to build a few apps, which gave me a few ideas. Udemy has over 10,000 Python courses - surely one can help?
Whatever you do, get a decent IDE - and there is none better than PyCharm. The community edition is free, even for commercial use, and that's what I use at work.
Perhaps you need a hobby project? For less than $20 you can get some good hardware to play with. Perhaps a real work app, like reading sensors or controlling something, would spur you on?
I like to play with the BCC Micro:bit, which is simple enough, or the ESP32 - M5Stack is a great system for hardware newbies, and AdaFruit have  lots of good hardware for Python](https://learn.adafruit.com/welcome-to-circuitpython/what-is-circuitpython). Plus, of course, there is the Raspberry Pi (I prefer the Pi Zero W).
Look at Hackster for ideas for projects.
Does that help any?

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