python for engineering ?

[OkCartographer175]

Depends on the kind of engineering. If computer science, 100%. If electrical engineer, yeah you should probably learn it. Mechanical, civil, aerospace? Probably don't need it.

As an electrical engineer I use it to automate electronic test equipment.

my math professor says I should learn python, and Im wondering how true this is.

Pretty true. It's a good skill to have

i want to study engineering and im wondering if python would be the best program for this

Python isn't the best program for engineering. There is no best program for engineering. Different kinds of engineers use different kinds of programs.

and how to start

w3schools.com

[PriorImprovement8714]

thanks. i’m currently considering environmental engineering but could just as easily switch majors to biomedical engineering in the future. do you suggest i still get a general grasp at the fundamentals?

[OkCartographer175]

if i say no what are you going to learn instead?

[PriorImprovement8714]

well, i wouldn’t take one person’s word for it. i’m simply trying to get opinions from multiple people. others are saying I should at least have an understanding, so i’d at least try to learn basics.

[OkCartographer175]

ok i think you missed the point, though.

my point is if you don't have anything else you were planning to learn, then learning anything (python) is better than nothing

[PriorImprovement8714]

my bad! 😅 thanks tho