On the Python side, I can recommend Python Crash Course, it does not assume any kind of prior programming knowledge from the reader and will take you through all the base features of the language. If you want a more advanced dive into the language after you have covered the basics, Fluent Python is a personal favorite of mine.

Minor axis countries are such a can of brainworms. I’ve seen this conversation too many times to count and can tell exactly how it goes:

My grandpa was taken prisoner by the soviets and when they released him he had to walk thousands of km to get back home, he returned in 1947 😭 😭 😭

*Interesting, what was your grandpa doing so far away from home in the first place anyway? *

Finally made an account after lurking for the past few months. This community is one of the few corners of the internet that doesn’t give me psychic damage. Hello, comrades, thank you for the warm welcome and for being cool people on a cool bear website.