Pretty sure the other folk answered your questions, just thought I’d add something.

I recommend you do it old school.

Get a well reviewed Python book.
And sit down at a desk and use your laptop

Get a notepad and write out your own pseudo code and logic when you are stuck, create that logic into code, test the conditions work as you intended , then parse it into your program.

Join a Python coding group , go to them when you are stuck, coding is absolutely a blast when you’re working with another person or two.

Whatever book you get, do every exercise shown. Then make up your own program at the end of each chapter.

Join the Python discord too, very helpful people up there.

@op
github.com/ForrestKnight/open-source-cs-python

One thing that's good to know is once u learn how to code in one language most other languages are pretty simple to learn. It's more so once u get the logic and the mindset everything just comes together.