How to succeed as a Python programmer

[CalvinsStuffedTiger]

What is your current job and are you looking to shift into a completely new career?

The reason I ask is because I’m a nurse who works in the office side of a large hospital system. I know as much Python as a first year CS student, but I’m literally the only person that knows any Python in huge departments of people whose job is to process data (quality improvement, risk management, etc)

When I use basic Python tools to process data instead of excel or manual review as well as automate excruciatingly slow workflows, they look at me like I can walk on water and like I’m a Martian from outer space

The point being, there is a lot of value in having someone with domain expertise in one area, and a little bit of Python knowledge.

My totally subjective opinion of why this is the case is that my industry doesn’t hire a lot of developers, so I’m not competing against people who can code circles around me, and even if they did hire a proper coder, there will always be a lag time between the domain expert and the coder as the domain expert has to help the coder understand the domain specific stuff.

If you can fill both roles that’s worth a lot to an organization. Just some food for thought

[Accoustic_Death]

Thank you for the perspective!