The Best Free Python Course on YouTube in 2026
The best free Python courses on YouTube in 2026, compared by teaching style, depth and language (English and Hindi), with a 6-week plan to finish one.
There is no single best free Python course on YouTube. There are about six good ones, and the right pick depends on whether you want a quick tour, a university-style foundation, or a Hindi explanation that walks through every line. This page compares the courses that learners actually finish, explains who each one suits, and gives you a plan to get from zero to writing small programs without paying for anything.
The short list
| Course | Channel | Language | Best for | |---|---|---|---| | CS50's Introduction to Programming with Python (CS50P) | CS50 (Harvard) | English | A serious foundation with graded problem sets | | Python Tutorial for Beginners | Programming with Mosh | English | A fast, clean first pass | | Python Full Course | Bro Code | English | Lots of small examples in one long video | | Python Tutorials (playlist) | Corey Schafer | English | Topic-by-topic depth once you know the basics | | 100 Days of Code / Python Tutorial in Hindi | CodeWithHarry | Hindi | Hindi speakers who want daily, bite-sized lessons | | Python for Beginners | Telusko | English | Clear concept explanations at a steady pace | If you only read one line of this page: start with CS50P if you can commit 6 to 10 weeks, or Mosh if you want to be writing code this weekend and decide later.
CS50P: the one to pick if you want it to stick
David Malan's CS50P is a full Harvard course posted publicly. Each lecture covers one idea (functions, conditionals, loops, exceptions, libraries, unit tests, file I/O, regular expressions, object-oriented programming) and pairs it with problem sets you submit and get checked automatically through the CS50 website. **Why it works:** the problem sets force you to write code instead of nodding along. Most people who "know Python" from videos stall the first time they face a blank file; CS50P makes you face that blank file every week. **Tradeoff:** lectures run long, and the problem sets can take several hours each. Budget roughly 6 to 10 hours a week.
Mosh, Bro Code and Telusko: faster on-ramps
**Programming with Mosh** is tightly edited and moves quickly through syntax, data types, control flow and functions. It is a good first exposure, but it will not by itself make you comfortable solving problems. **Bro Code** puts a very long full course into a single video, with many tiny programs (a calculator, a quiz game, a number guesser). Good for people who learn by copying small examples, then changing them. **Telusko** (Navin Reddy) explains concepts patiently and is popular with Indian students. His Python playlist is split into short videos, which makes it easier to fit into a college schedule. All three are a starting point, not an end point. After any of them, move to Corey Schafer's topic videos or CS50P's problem sets for practice.
Learning Python in Hindi: CodeWithHarry
CodeWithHarry's Python content is the default for many Hindi-speaking learners. The 100 Days of Code playlist breaks the language into short daily videos with small exercises, which suits people who want a routine more than a marathon. The honest caveat: daily-format playlists are easy to start and easy to drift away from around day 20 to 30. Decide in advance which days you will skip and which you will double up on, and keep a list of the exercises you could not solve so you come back to them.
A 6-week plan using free videos only
This assumes about one hour a day, six days a week. - **Week 1:** Variables, types, input and output, conditionals. Write a unit converter and a simple grading script. - **Week 2:** Loops and functions. Write FizzBuzz, a number guessing game and a function that validates a password. - **Week 3:** Lists, dictionaries, sets, tuples. Build a contact book stored in a dictionary. - **Week 4:** Files, exceptions and modules. Save the contact book to a CSV file; handle bad input without crashing. - **Week 5:** Classes and objects, plus Corey Schafer's videos on virtual environments and pip. - **Week 6:** One small project of your own: an expense tracker, a web scraper with requests and BeautifulSoup, or a script that renames files in a folder. Watch at 1.25x if the pace feels slow, but never skip the part where you type the code yourself.
How to actually finish the course you pick
Most people do not fail Python because the course was bad. They lose their place in a 60-video playlist, forget what they learned two weeks ago, and quietly stop. Three habits fix most of that: 1. **Track which videos you have finished**, not just where you left off in the current one. 2. **Write notes tied to timestamps**, so you can jump back to the exact moment a concept was explained. 3. **Test yourself at the end of each section** instead of rewatching. If you want those three in one place, paste the playlist URL into Filow: it turns the playlist into a course with progress tracking, timestamped notes and AI-generated quizzes for each video.
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Questions people ask
Which free YouTube Python course is best for complete beginners?
If you want a quick start, Programming with Mosh. If you want a solid foundation and can put in 6 to 10 weeks, CS50P from Harvard. Hindi speakers often find CodeWithHarry easiest to follow.
Can I learn Python from YouTube alone?
Yes, for the language itself. What YouTube does not give you is practice and feedback, so pair the videos with problem sets (CS50P has them built in) or small projects you build on your own.
How long does it take to learn Python basics from YouTube?
With about an hour a day, most people can write small programs comfortably in 6 to 8 weeks. Getting job-ready for data or backend work takes several months beyond that.
Is CS50P free?
The lectures and problem sets are free to access, and CS50 offers a free certificate through its own site for completing the work. A paid verified certificate is also offered through edX.
Should I learn Python in Hindi or English?
Learn in whichever language lets you understand concepts fastest. Error messages, documentation and Stack Overflow answers are in English, so you will pick up the English terms either way.
Learn Python from YouTube, in order.
Picked your course? Paste the playlist into Filow to track every video, keep timestamped notes and quiz yourself as you go.