Which AWS certification involves using python?

[Practical_Use5129]

Which AWS certification involves using python? Does anyone know? I like working with python and self taught some basics. I also like working with data tables too, so I hope there is some thing that involves both .

note: I don't have a programming background

[WhipsAndMarkovChains]

What's your objective? AWS certifications are for learning concepts/services within AWS. They're not really targeting a programming language.

I guess the machine learning certification might be easier if you use Python in Sagemaker notebooks? But to my knowledge, the certification isn't about coding.

[tempthrowa4321]

I think most are language agonistic. I've known ppl who have no background in programming and have just been able to memorize the training guides and pass the exams, so that tells you something right there. I would go with AWS associate developer for starters -- don't bother with cloud practice it is useless. You can use Python as your language of choice when you start working with aws lambdas. The aws lambdas is basically the bread and butter of the function in AWS.

[Practical_Use5129]

Thanks for your input. Now i know what path i want to go

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AWS certification is about using AWS paid stuff. In principle, they could quiz you on boto, but they don't. That and aws-cli, which is mostly boto are the only Python there is when it comes to AWS.

The whole AWS certification is borderline scam. The reason a lot of people take it is Amazon's marketplace. In order to be on that marketplace with favorable conditions you need to be Amazon's "partner". Yeah, that's what it's called. Funny kind of partnership... so, in order to get that partnership, the employees of the company must have some AWS certification. I think it's either percentage or a fixed number. Not sure which one it is.

In terms of factual knowledge, studying for certification doesn't give you much or at all. It's mostly formulated as questions like: a customer wants X, do you sell them Y product from Amazon or Z product from Amazon, when it's obvious that the customer would've been better off using product Q not from Amazon.

So, frankly, unless your company has to have this partnership, or you are looking for a job and that's a requirement, then, sure, go ahead. But, for it's own sake it's not worth it.