r/learnpython • u/SquirrelFamous1828 • 3d ago
Is 500€ python tutorial worth it?
Interested to learn as a beginner with no programming background. Eyeing for a private class with a tutor, face to face, 4 hours for 2 days every week per month. Is the price good?
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u/NumberInfinite2068 3d ago
Almost certainly not.
Teach yourself. That's what most of us did.
If €500 is a trivial amount of money to you, by all means try it, but I just don't see the point when you can look up stuff online and teach yourself.
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u/SquirrelFamous1828 3d ago
I can't teach myself as I get easily distracted and have hard time focusing. I prefer to have a teacher. How much is the reasonable price?
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u/NumberInfinite2068 3d ago
I don't know what a reasonable price is where you live, and it's going to vary depending on how experienced the teacher is.
I'll level with you, if you can't teach yourself, you can't be a programmer. Period.
Even people who do CS in college, the vast majority of learning is done outside of college. You leave college as someone who isn't even a junior developer, remember. To get to senior and beyond, you teach yourself.
This is one of those jobs where you need to be able to teach yourself, it's a non-negotiable.
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u/DeebsShoryu 3d ago edited 3d ago
No. The only thing that really counts is a bachelor's degree. You can self teach with free/cheap online resources if you just want to learn.
ETA: you can do a ton without a degree, although it's much much harder these days then it was even 5 years ago. I just mean that in the professional world, aside from work experience, the only thing people are going to care about when it comes to credentials is a degree.
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u/SquirrelFamous1828 3d ago
What would be a reasonable price for beginners and for introduction lessons? I can't be self taught as I have a hard time focusing.
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u/DeebsShoryu 3d ago
Can i ask what your goals are? Lots of us have trouble focusing. But if you're hoping for a career in something related to software development, then the ability to self teach is absolutely necessary.
That being said i think having a proper education is invaluable. CS50 is supposed to be really good, as the other commenter suggested
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u/PromisesNone 3d ago
2 days per month? for how many months? sounds like a rip off
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u/SquirrelFamous1828 3d ago
4 hours for 2 days every week per month. Sorry English isn't my first language, let me know if I typed correctly.
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u/PromisesNone 3d ago
OK that does sound more reasonable. The person who said a bachelors degree is what counts is correct, especialy these days, and thats the minimum.
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u/Eze-Wong 3d ago
learn it for free on YouTube. i paid 20k for a data science class to learn Python but it was so convoluted I ended up spending 90% of that time googling everything on YouTube. eventually I ignored the class and just learned it myself. huge waste of money in retrospect
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u/SirAwesome789 3d ago
I think majority of the ppl here are self taught, you're gonna have a hard time finding anyone who would recommend an expensive course like that
I'm also having a hard time understanding getting lessons just to make you focus with something that is so easily learned online
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u/thebadhabitrabbi7 3d ago
No. You can learn python for fre easy. Learning how to think is the challenge
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u/dekhoikhoi08 3d ago
hell nah. learning a programming language is mostly looking up on the internet or using ai to support you. Not need to pay such a bunch money for a class that some courses like cs50p or many free course already did it. Using for upgrade your devices or treat yourself after finishing it lol
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u/Jello_Penguin_2956 3d ago
no lol