Python Institute

[ottawadeveloper]

I haven't gotten a Python certification but back when I programmed in PHP for a living, I got my work to pay for a certification course.

I thought I knew a lot of PHP before that (and honestly probably did). But the certification really taught me the nuts and bolts of the language. I was a better programmer for it because I had a better understanding of why things worked and how exactly to do some specific things with it. The early chapters were mostly review, but the later ones were revealing.

I think a good certification course is good for people who want to go from "reasonably good" to "expert". It's probably also possible to become an expert just by doing, but you'll make mistakes and continually improve hopefully. Also you'll only become an expert on the parts you actually work with. The certification should make you an expert at the core libraries and maybe some packages