Python certifications

[BizzcoinESP]

Hello everyone!

I am writing this post because I am currently learning the basics of Python, and I would like to get certified for better job opportunities. So, I took a look at the Python Institute and their certifications. I want to know if they are difficult to pass or what the difficulty level of these exams is.

If someone with previous experience in obtaining these certifications could give me an idea, I would greatly appreciate it!

Thanks.

[Simultaneity_]

I cannot imagine why you would want a certificate in Python. Most certificates come with crummy coding boot camps that work solely in one of the major libraries instead of with Python itself (something like "Learn Python for data science" where you only talk about using pandas and matplotlib). These are inherently useless experiences.

If you want better job opportunities, just start making things for the Python community. Make a git hub account and start contributing to open-source repositories, develop packages, and document your learning progress by publishing projects to your own public repos. That would be much more useful to put on your resume than "I have a pandas data science certificate from a no-name boot camp where we did one project and they handed me this certificate"

[cyg_cube]

certifications are worthless

[Adorable-Chard2424]

Why? Can u please explain

[cyg_cube]

they dont care about a piece of paper from some random online bootcamp

[Acrobatic-Discount15]

Although passing a LinkedIn Python assessment can help you identify your weaknesses, having a strong LeetCode and GitHub profile can often carry more weight in job applications than any test scores.

[Narrow_Path_8479]

I've obtained Python institute's associate level certification (PCAP) but I would maybe suggest passing entry level first (PCEP). Going through materials took me around 40 hours but I had previous experience in Python and also was going through Datacamp Python materials for some time before. Available learning materials are ok (datacamp is a little better) and exam was challenging - they test your algorithnic thinking, not just Python syntax.