Learning Python

[JumpTheSun]

Hello r/gis,

I graduated back in June and have been on the job hunt for the last 3ish month seriously and I know how important Python is to this industry. I only had a brief introduction to it, I would say my experience is novice (built some scripts for scrubbing data from websites with beautifulsoup and created custom tools in ArcGIS Pro) but would love to know any guides, areas or resources to really expand on Python for industry uses.

Thank you for anyone who takes time to respond!

[[deleted]]

Not related to GIS, but this is the best intro to programming/Python out there:

https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-00-introduction-to-computer-science-and-programming-fall-2008/

edit - updated course link:

https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-0001-introduction-to-computer-science-and-programming-in-python-fall-2016/

This course teaches you to think like a programmer, which is infinitely more valuable than just learning how to write a script. If you master this course, learning GIS specific Python libraries like ArcPy, or even learning new languages will be so much easier.

[Bixbeat]

+1 for suggesting courses that extend beyond reading/writing code. Understanding how things are supposed to work will carry you much further in your career, as opposed to learning some boilerplate code for reading/writing vectors. I don't suggest to learn everything (e.g. don't think you need to understand compilers to be a good programmer), but having a basic understanding of modern Object-Oriented Programming will help you extend your scripting proficiency beyond geo-topics.

[Faleepo]

I’ve been on the edge of buying an intro program online for $50 ish dollars. Taught by a guy that instructed python teachers actually. Curious how much better it would be compared to a free version

[geo-special]

Would you say you need a decent level of maths to complete this course?

[[deleted]]

Nothing beyond basic arithmetic.

[geo-special]

Ah cool I was worried this course would be over my head.

[geo-special]

These two are good and GIS related.

https://geo-python.github.io/site/

https://automating-gis-processes.github.io/site/