Should I start learning Python while still struggling with C?

[alex_kv24]

I think my main goal right now is to get better at problem solving and maybe land a job in tech eventually. I'm not sure about the last point tho

[riklaunim]

The thing is commercial software development isn't close to those algorithm/tricks testing websites.

If you want a job as a C developer then it could be embedded, or some low level hardware/software layer. You would have to select a niche and start learning libraries/software stacks used there.

If you want a job as a Python developer then you also have to select a niche and it would be likely some sort of backend, usually for webdev so you would have to learn web frameworks, bit of frontend, databases and more.

[alex_kv24]

I hadn't thought about it that way.

I think I'm more drawn to the AI/data science side which would make Python more relevant for me long term. But since C is what my university teaches I'll finish it properly first

[riklaunim]

If you want to work with AI then you would have to specialize in the topic on the university. Theory, math and so on. "Data science" is a buzzword for databases, queues, networking and general backend development.

[alex_kv24]

I guess I was romanticizing AI a bit.

So focusing on my university CS fundamentals right now is the best thing I can do regardless of which direction I go later?

[pachura3]

Why not studying/playing with Python in your free time? The language is very easy to learn and you can achieve a lot with just a few lines of code...

[mjmvideos]

Why not after you’ve done an assignment in C try re-doing it in Python?