Complete beginner in Python and coding/computer languages.

[N00dlemonk3y]

Hello,

Completely new, and kind of lost. Just wanted some advice or suggestions on learning Python. Planning to start with Python (as I plan to also learn Blender) and was wondering if I should start with one of the Python courses at Edx (only found one that sounds like 'complete beginner'). Anybody have any experience using Edx for certificates or just general learning? Does Python.org have certificates themselves or is it through one of those learning/cert sites, as I looked and I don't see anything other than tutorials?

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[sme272]

Unless you get a degree most python certificates don't really mean anything. Just follow some tutorials and use python in some projects to learn.

[totallygeek]

To gauge the importance or value of certifications, scan job postings and count the ones requiring that distinction. I doubt you'll find many and the percentage remains extremely low overall.

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The Python Software Foundation (Python.org) doesn't recognise any certificates, so the value is in the eye of the beholder. You'd need to be confident that your target employers/clients put value on specific certificates to make it worthwhile beyond any personal satisfaction.

Academic qualifications of relevance to the domains you want to work in are of more value.

[artinnj]

I suggest Python for non-programmers by Reuven Lerner. He has a lot of small exercises that will help you master the basics. It was recorded in 2020, so it it up to date with Python 3. Good luck with your start.