I want to start learning more about machine learning, neural nets, and how to apply them practically. I'm looking for advice, links, recommendations. Any thing python related would be a huge plus too.
The below resources are the ones I used when I started to learn about DL/NNs. Some of them are focused specifically on certain applications, but I found them helpful, too.
http://www.ai-junkie.com/ann/evolved/nnt1.html
It's easy to follow and not too theoretical. It's really down to earth and code/algorithm focused.