free code resources

There are many online resources to learn coding on the internet - many are free.

This also means if you look around you will find one that suits your learning style.
Here, google is your friend.

A preliminary list:

Girls Who Code:
http://girlswhocode.com/  and their fb page https://www.facebook.com/GirlsWhoCode/?fref=ts

Coursera: Python for Everybody
https://www.coursera.org/learn/python is taught by Charles Severance, who also makes most of the courses in the series available at http://pythonlearn.com/  - code samples, and course materials are availabe in many formats:   For example:

Take The CourseChapter 1: Why program?Watch the video on YouTube,
Listen or download the Audio,
Watch or download the Video

You don't even have to have a computer to run python programs and access to a command shell, at PythonAnywhere:
https://www.pythonanywhere.com/
Click on the Help link and get some guidance in simple programming through creating a web application!

Even if you don't have a lot of time, you can code a little bit at a time with
CodeCademy
https://www.codecademy.com/  -- this site is great at providing hints and help every step of the way.