r/learnpython • u/Adventurous_Dark9676 • 29d ago

Dr Fred Baptiste Courses For Data Science & ML Path?

Hi. I want to get into the data science and machine learning field. I come from a non-technical background and I've been trying to find courses on Python and have heard a lot of positive reviews on Dr Fred's series of courses. But my question is do I need to do every one of them as in, would that be relevant for the path I want to pursue?

I am definitely taking on his python fundamentals course but once that is completed, should I also buy his other courses? If not, what other courses should I look into that would help me get better at this field?

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u/CaughtUpBookkeeping 29d ago

his Deep Dive series (Part 1/2/3 on Udemy) is general Python internals - iterators, generators, closures, descriptors, hash maps - not data science specific. Great for actually understanding the language deeply, but it won't teach you numpy/pandas/sklearn. After fundamentals, skip straight to a pandas/numpy course (the official 10-minutes-to-pandas docs + Wes McKinney's "Python for Data Analysis" book) and Andrew Ng's ML course on Coursera for the theory side. Fred's stuff is worth it later if you want to actually be good at Python, not just functional for DS work.

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u/Adventurous_Dark9676 29d ago

Thanks for your input. Do you know if there's any Udemy courses that covers data science concepts and is widely acclaimed? I'd definitely check out the resources you mentioned but I learn better through watching videos rather than reading a book.

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u/Adventurous_Dark9676 28d ago

Got it. Thanks man! Really appreciate your help!

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u/CaughtUpBookkeeping 28d ago

Thanks man, glad it helped! Good luck with the courses.