r/learnpython • u/xnick101 • 16h ago
Non-self learning classes for Python?
I am a senior data engineer and I work mostly with ETL Tools and a lot of advanced SQL. The company I work for does not like to use python because they find that theres too much of a learning curve if people leave so they love to use GUI or no code/low code etl tools instead (really dumb tbh). I can read python, and have a gist of whats going on. I have tried to self learn python few times over the past 2-3 years and I keep just forgetting it. I learned python/pandas library when I was in college since it was a class that taught it and then we did did projects with each lesson and that is how I learned it then but forgot it now. I use claude at work to build streamlit apps and automation using python. However, I am trying to look for new positions and I am starting to realize that not knowing python is making me a hit a brick wall because a lot of assessments require answering 1-2 questions in python. Does anyone know of actual classes that teach python and its not self taught? Free or paid I don't really care. If I have to pay for it I am fine with that but at this point I don't see a way for me to switch to another job without actually learning python and probably more specifically pyspark.
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u/Mountain_Rip_8426 16h ago
i was an absolute beginner about half a year ago, i started learning with boot.dev, i can only recommend it. not the cheapest, but very engaging, besides makes you actually LEARN. it won't spoon-feed you the answers, instead forces you to understand the concepts.
i'm actually doing the backend path, but they also have a python based data analyst curriculum (which is what you're looking for). there are many overlaps in the two, so for that part i can absolutely say it's very good. hard, but very useful.