Reddit reviews SQL Cookbook: Query Solutions and Techniques for Database Developers (Cookbooks (O'Reilly))

To learn SQL, start with this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Sams-Teach-Yourself-Minutes-Edition/dp/0672336073/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407993921&sr=8-1&keywords=sql+in+10+minutes

Then once you need more ideas with SQL, go to this book:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596009763/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

For Python, I would start with this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Python-Programming-Introduction-Computer-Science/dp/1590282418/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1407994104&sr=1-1&keywords=python+programming

SQL may come almost naturally to you. For me at least, the basics of SQL came rather easily. With Python, expect to be a little lost, not with the programming concepts but with setting up your computer and getting Python packages installed, etc... Once you get all that done though, you will be golden.

• Beginners: Practical SQL Handbook or SQL Primer (Disclosure: I wrote the latter)
  
• Advanced: The Art of SQL and SQL Antipatterns
  
• Reference: Introduction to SQL or SQL Cookbook

Here are some books to get started (they are available online for free)

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https://www.amazon.com/Head-First-SQL-Brain-Learners/dp/0596526849/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=head+first+sql&qid=1563487682&s=gateway&sr=8-1

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https://www.amazon.com/Automate-Boring-Stuff-Python-Programming/dp/1593275994/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1P184JBOKVQAL&keywords=automate+the+boring+stuff+with+python&qid=1563487721&s=gateway&sprefix=automate+the+%2Caps%2C132&sr=8-2

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These books will put you in a position to create some interest in the subjects and then you can read the standard textbooks to go deeper and gain mastery

for sql Advanced

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https://www.amazon.com/SQL-Cookbook-Solutions-Techniques-Developers/dp/0596009763/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3GKVQHG48HTXT&keywords=sql+cookbook&qid=1563487850&s=gateway&sprefix=sql+cook%2Caps%2C134&sr=8-3

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https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Python-5th-Mark-Lutz/dp/1449355730/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=Learning+python&qid=1563487873&s=gateway&sr=8-3

Another good desktop reference is this one

http://www.amazon.com/Cookbook-Cookbooks-OReilly-Anthony-Molinaro/dp/0596009763

> Is there any tutorial or such that could easily get me set up?

If you don't want to deal with setting up a DB, I recommend:

• Mode Analytics' SQL tutorial
  
• SQLZOO
  
• SQL Cookbook