[rootshelled]

You say you have an basic understanding of Python but it's hard for me to say what your level is.

That being said, what I would do is try to follow the resources out there and whenever you get stuck on concepts to google them: https://www.google.com/search?q=python+economics&oq=python+e...

I don't use Python often though so you'd better lean on someone else for good resources on Python itself.