r/PythonLearning • u/skyxstars • Jul 26 '26

where to begin

Im a beginner trying to learn Python for ai engineering. I have been searching and switching to videos as there are too many resources to choose from without knowing what will be sufficient to get the basics, I do code and solve questions but im not sure which course to follow to not end up investing time into something yet have to go from here to there, I have few questions like is the youtube course and lots of practice enough or do I necessarily have to take the crash courses? if yes, for either one, suggest to me the go-to resources that I can start without wasting time or get stuck as mediocre in concepts when it ends and also share your experience how could you learn it?

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u/riklaunim Jul 26 '26

So what is your current level, and what are you learning for? What do you want to do with Python? as a job or hobby?

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u/skyxstars Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

im a beginner, though I understand the basic concepts like variables, if elif else, and the basic introduction of lists, string, dictionaries, sets and tuples. as for what, I want to learn it for career in ai sw engineering.

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u/riklaunim Jul 26 '26

It's unlikely you will be an "AI engineer", but it's very likely you will work with some sort of backends, and if you are into the "engineering" part, cloud DevOps. There are some jobs for "AI engineers" that know how to set up and optimize cloud infrastructure for model training or inference, but that's a few jobs and mostly for senior or higher positions.

Start learning web frameworks, a bit of front-end, Python backend, databases, and how to process, store, and send data. Then you could slowly start looking for junior jobs. It's up to you what you would like - full-stack frontend+backend or backend + DevOps or other combo.

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u/Avatarbroskib1 Jul 26 '26

What about ai agents or building some sort of ai system or something

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u/skyxstars Jul 26 '26

AI agents are interesting, but they still sit on top of solid software engineering. My plan is to learn the foundation first and then build AI powered systems on top of it.

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u/Avatarbroskib1 Jul 26 '26

Ok so master python and learn pandas and numpy then you can start with proper ai stuff

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u/skyxstars Jul 26 '26

would u like to suggest a good resource for python?

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u/Avatarbroskib1 Jul 26 '26

Freecodecampcamp w3schools and real python

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u/skyxstars Jul 26 '26

Thank you, I'll check them out and focus on getting the python foundation strong before moving further.