Deciding to learn a programming language is one thing, but if you having trouble deciding where to get started, Microsoft has a new 44-part video series that aims to teach beginners Python.

The company has uploaded a 44-part series (!) to YouTube dubbed “ Python for Beginners,” which you can watch to get yourself familiar with the programming language.

While Microsoft's NASA lesson doesn't offer any actual lessons in Python programming, the company has previously released free video tutorials for those that do aim to learn Python.

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Top institutions like Harvard, Google, MIT, and IIT Bombay are offering free beginner coding courses in 2025. Covering Python, Java, R, C, and even Scratch for school educators, these courses help ...