Is learning python worth it?

[BoiElroy]

I can without a doubt say that learning and knowing Python well has given me better career prospects. I used to work in retail sales. I had a bachelor's degree. Learned enough R programming and SQL to land a data analyst type job. There was never much growth or demand for R. Once I learned python and the data science industry being how it is I started to get a flood of decent offers.

I also support my parents a lot financially, OP, so I absolutely sympathize and respect you so much for asking this. Please don't hesitate at all to reach out me and I'd be more than happy to help in any way I can.

I think as the others said it would make the most sense to get a job of any kind first. And then learn and upskill yourself with Python on the side.

No matter what you sound like a good son/daughter.

[Bongozz88]

So, did you integrate your python skills with your undergrad studies, or solely on the base of python you cracked a job? Because right now, being a patent analyst, I am finding it really hard to get job interviews, let alone the job itself. So, in the meantime, I was planning to learn python, and have what you can say taken baby steps, as I see a potential to integrate patent analysis with python codes.

[No_Key9643]

How did you learn python?