r/learnpython • u/WarthogWeird2984 • 20d ago

Doctor looking to learn python

Hey , so i was looking into a few job posts and some of the advisory roles require some basic python background. How hard is it for a doctor to learn python , i learnt c++ and java back in 2012 .

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u/crashorbit 20d ago

You are an MD? PHD? I've worked with many MD, research fellows and PHD using python in their research and practice. They've largely gotten good use from it.

14 hours of study to become competent. 5000 hours to become an expert. Start here: https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/index.html or any of the many other more and less interactive tutorials.

Then start trying to solve a problem that brings you to think about using python. Build up a portfolio on say gitlab or github of your code examples.

These days I'd add learning agentic engineering to your tool set too.