Python newbie help

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Hi all,

I've recently been very interested in learning Python but I seem to
lack direction while reading the tutorials.  I understand the syntax
and everything concerning the language itself but the tutorials I have
seen are merely displaying features of the language rather than
teaching you to code while reaching an end goal of a program and I
think that's been my problem with learning the language so slowly.  Is
anyone aware of an online tutorial with examples that actually end up
creating a semi-useful program and not just snippets of code
displaying how the code functions?

Thanks