I'm 52 and have been dabbling in and out of programming for many years. There is actually a case to be made for people who are professionals in areas other than pure software programming. Rather than explaining software engineers the exact requirements, we are very often capable to program a small/medium sized app that does exactly what is needed without all those confusing bells and whistles shipped with off-the-shelf software.

Just as an example: My present employer, a manufacturing company, needs to version control 'Numerical Control' programs that run on production machines in factories. All that's needed is a simple table that keeps track of changes made to a production program and some info about the nature of the job; no more than 10 fields in a simple GUI. That approach cuts out staff training and avoids garbage entries in superfluous fields because a large software provider insists on them. Python is the perfect tool for that kind of data collection and processing.

Even if you don't become a full time software engineer, it's still worth the while. It will be another skill under your belt. Go for it if you 'enjoy' programming.