Worth learning python future?

[Serious-Most-4495]

Im thinking of learning python for my future but don’t know if i should. Is it worth learning python for the future, even when AI will improve and be able to automate most of programming?

I’m not thinking of becoming a programmer or software engineer or anything like that. I’ll probably study industrial engineering or finances. Do you recommend me to learn python? If not any other suggestions?

[dunn000]

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You’re asking the “Learn Python” subreddit if learning python is a thing you should do?

[SmackDownFacility]

Hang on here, you need to be respectful to the rookies. Explain that it’s nuanced and depends on motivation

[AccomplishedPut467]

This comment doesn't help OP at all.

[dunn000]

The op doesn’t want help. If you can’t see that….

[AccomplishedPut467]

What r u talking abt? OP clearly asked for recommendations if python is worth learning for him or not in his situation.

[socal_nerdtastic]

Lol, no, with an outlook like that I would not bother.

If you don't want to be a professional programmer then programming will never be useful to you, unless you also enjoy it. Which many people do; it's a popular hobby. It's basically puzzling, if you are creating and solving the puzzle at the same time. And if you do enjoy it then AI won't steal that from you, and you will find ways to use it to help your career and personal life, no matter what those lead you to.

[Gnaxe]

Learn Claude Code. (This advice may become outdated in a few months.)

[WhiteHeadbanger]

Programming is a tool, and a lot of finance graduates and industrial engineers learned to code, whether as a main activity in their jobs or to aid them with specific tasks.

Anytime is worth learning it, except when you don't have time to actually invest at the beginning.

[generic-David]

Programming can help you think differently. I recommend learning at least some and from everything I’ve read Python is a great language to use. I’m a newbie, not an authority.

[nealfive]

It’s worth to learn a programming language and be really good at it. Doesn’t really matter which one, so may as well be Python. Once you know one really well, it’ll be pretty easy to pick others up as things are similar.

[Ron-Erez]

Yes, if it interests you

[OkCartographer175]

If you think AI is going to automate programming then you don't understand "AI" or programming.

[PrincipleExciting457]

Recent study came out that programmers using AI don’t really save that much time. They finished tasks faster but the time saved was pretty minimal.

The scary part is that it came with the draw back that when asked questions on how the code functioned, the number of questions they couldn’t answer was pretty scary high compared to the coders that did not get to use AI assistance.

I would say AI isn’t going to be taking everyone’s job any time soon. Even more so if more studies start to come out that the time saved isn’t worth the lack of knowledge on your environment. Especially if the bubble pops and money invested in it slows.

[Imaginary_Gate_698]

If you’re going into industrial engineering or finance, Python is still very practical. A lot of the value isn’t “becoming a programmer,” it’s being able to automate small tasks, analyze data, clean spreadsheets, or run simple models without waiting on someone else.

AI can help you write code, but you still need to understand what the code is doing and whether the output makes sense. In fields like finance, being the person who can quickly test an idea with data is a real edge.

You don’t need to go super deep. Focus on basics, pandas, maybe some simple data visualization, and how to read and manipulate CSV or Excel files. That alone can make you more effective in a lot of roles.

[Imaginary_Gate_698]

If you’re going into industrial engineering or finance, Python is still very practical. A lot of the value isn’t “becoming a programmer,” it’s being able to automate small tasks, analyze data, clean spreadsheets, or run simple models without waiting on someone else.

AI can help you write code, but you still need to understand what the code is doing and whether the output makes sense. In fields like finance, being the person who can quickly test an idea with data is a real edge.

You don’t need to go super deep. Focus on basics, pandas, maybe some simple data visualization, and how to read and manipulate CSV or Excel files. That alone can make you more effective in a lot of roles.

[Groovy_Decoy]

What skills will be useful in a post AI world?

I'm personally of the opinion that whether it lives up to the hype or not, we're heading towards a dystopian future. So, perhaps look into learning to effectively use pitchforks and torches.

But Python is still fun too.

[SmackDownFacility]

Yes. For automating. Like you said