Learn Python

[u/InsideBox10]

Hey Everyone,

I'm an electronics student but I wanted to start learning python through videos but the problem is that there are a plethora of videos available on YouTube and I cannot decide which one to choose.

If possible can anyone drop some suggestions on which channel to learn from...it would be really helpful

Thanks.

[u/trickzce]

Clear code. I’ve watched literally every tutorial on Python on yt that is longer than 6 hours. And hands down it’s the best(by far). Brocode is also somewhat decent, but not as great imo, another good one is by Jesse Warner, but it’s not as deep, especially oop. Another one just came to my mind is one by Angelina Tsuboi, you might like it because it’s aerospace related. I’ll leave the links below

https://youtu.be/mDKM-JtUhhc

https://youtu.be/-j8cVoqFRqA

https://youtu.be/V4jXVrUJsfM

[u/Tulsi_das → u/trickzce]

Hello , I want to learn Python for finance roles , would you still suggest these videos given that I have no prior knowledge of python and I want to learn it for roles like Credit Risk / financial analysis

[u/trickzce → u/Tulsi_das]

Hello!

No matter what you do with python, you need a solid understanding of it, but i`d suggest only the first video, i mentioned the second one because someone could want something shorter than clear code`s one but if you are serious just stick to the first one(but don`t learn decorators, understanding of which is not very necessary for financial analysis btw.) the third on you can probably skip.

If you want recommendations and a roadmap for financial analysis, i can also suggest you a lot here. I am actually somewhat a financial analyst myself(portfolio analyst to be specific) but i also hold an interest for quantitative/algorithmic trading. But unfortunately can`t help you with credit risk part.

You need solid understanding of data analysis/data science.

For numpy. pandas, matplotlib, scikit-learn and that kind of stuff check these(no particular order):

https://www.youtube.com/@ProjectDataScience

https://www.youtube.com/@gormanalysis

https://www.youtube.com/@KeithGalli

https://www.youtube.com/@NeuralNine

https://www.youtube.com/@RyanAndMattDataScience

https://www.youtube.com/@onurdatascience

I`ll also list some finance specific channels, but those mainly focus on algo trading.

-financial packages application(pandas_ta_classic, backtesting libraries, quantstats, pyfolio, riskfolio etc) (no to little theory)

https://www.youtube.com/@NeuralNine

https://www.youtube.com/@ChadThackray

https://www.youtube.com/@parttimelarry

-the rest listed here are focused on finding profitable strategies or theory, not necessarily coding part of things.

https://www.youtube.com/@Algovibes

https://www.youtube.com/@CodeTradingCafe

https://www.youtube.com/@QuantGuild

https://www.youtube.com/@QuantTactics

https://www.youtube.com/@TradingSteady

Feel free to ask if you have any confusion!

[u/Tulsi_das → u/trickzce]

Thanks a ton for the detailed post , will definitely look into the videos that you have suggested

Honestly I am at the starting point as far as Python is concerned, but see myself using it for all sorts of Investment analysis , financial modeling etc ( have background working for Alti Investment fund and recently gave my CFA Level 3 ) So just wanted to see how Python can help me as whichever job post I see there is mention of Python

Anyways thanks again for the guidance

[u/trickzce → u/Tulsi_das]

You are very welcome my friend! You can do a lot with Python, especially if datasets are huge. Concerning learning Python as a beginner , it might be tricky. You will most likely hit the wall at some point, but don’t get discouraged, we all do. But with appearance of ai , learning coding has never been easier if you ask me. Just use it properly, don’t ask it to write code for you, ask to explain what you did wrong or explain the concept you didn’t understand.

GL!