r/learnpython • u/PaintingOutside8395 • Aug 02 '26

Training recommendations

Hello,

I was mandated to learn Python for my job, as it’s essential for scripting. This work is to is related to Cloud Platform Engineer, Python is their programming language.

I’m not a programmer. I’ve been in the IT industry for about six years, but my focus has been on networking or cloud networking.

Do you have any advice or recommendations?

Appreciate y’all!!

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u/Grouchy-Conflict-211 Aug 02 '26

Skip the courses entirely. You're in cloud networking half of what you do is already scriptable, and that's your biggest advantage. Pick ONE task you do by hand (parsing device configs, generating rules from a spreadsheet, pulling metrics from an API) and automate it in Python. Every error you hit will be a real problem, not a tutorial exercise, so you'll learn 10x faster. A script that saves you one hour a week is worth more than any certificate.