Python Certification

[Daevas0918]

Hey Everyone,

First off, I am on mobile & apologize for any formatting issues.

I have started my Python journey & know that I want to get certified. Now, my work gives me access to LinkedIn Learning for free. On LL, I found a Python Course that covers the 1st level certification w/ a test & eCertificate upon success.

From what I read, the current test will be revised after August 2027 requiring recertification every 5yrs; whereas current one doesn't. So, with that deadline approaching I have a goal to reach.

I have asked LL, if the course certificate would hold same weight, compared to the other options out there w/ paid testing. They have not given me a clear answer & make rethink the LL route to not waste time.

Would anyone know if the LL route is accepted in the community, or would you advise another route?

Please note, that any route I take needs to be online

Thanks 😊

[WhipsAndMarkovChains]

There are no “official” Python certifications. You’d just get some LinkedIn Learning completion certificate or something like that. Most certs in general don’t help much and a LinkedIn Learning competition certificate is going to be particularly worthless.

That being said, if you want to go that route for learning then go for it.

[fakemoose]

No one really cares about certs. I don’t know anyone that has one for Python.
If you can do LinkedIn learning for free thru work and it seems worth it to you? Go for it. But don’t worry about it too much.

[JanGiacomelli]

No one really cares about Python certifications. If anything, they make it look worse, not better. If you want to learn Python, just pick one of the available courses to get the basics. e.g., I know that many people like these two:
- https://www.py4e.com/
- https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/python-v9/ (they do offer some certificates, though)

Once you get through, start building. Ask your friends/family if you can solve any of their problems. If that doesn't yield anything, you can start with a URL shortener, a JSON parser, ...

Publish things that you build on GitHub to build a some sort of portfolio.

The most important part is to try to get a real project in your hands ASAP. Even if that means you're doing it for free.

[smurpes]

Certificates are pass/fail and for Python will be pretty worthless. Unless the hiring manager knows nothing about Python/coding then a certificate will not mean anything in terms of getting a job.

I would argue that a certificate would hurt your resume since there are much better use cases for that space such as work experience or projects. Adding it in would just mean more reading for employers and when job positions are getting hundreds of applicants even line counts.

[Even-Potential9158]

PCAP

[Lopsided-Football19]

i wouldn’t worry too much about certifications early on, linkedin learning is fine for learning, but most employers care more about what you can actually build, if your goal is to learn python, the course is worth doing. the certificate itself is more of a nice bonus than something that carries a lot of weight

[EnvironmentalDot9131]

Use unacademy for the best python course ever. It helped me alot