How to Properly Learn Python Programming in 2022
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Interested in Learning?Python?Programming Language in 2021?
If your answer is?YES!, then this article is for you.
A Step-by-Step Guide From Analysis Of Over 117 Online Python Courses.
Why Python?
That’s a good question!!
Le’s see the data…
According to?StackOverFow report 2020, Python is the?most preferred?programming language by industry professionals. The report also emphasis that employers prefer?Python programmers?and are willing to pay them more than any other programming language professionals.
Below are the snapshots of the report.
As can be seen from the above snapshots,?Python?has taken the lead to be the most wanted programming language by industry professionals.
Now that we have a proven data at hand, I hope you agree with me that Python is a better choice if you are considering to learn any programming language.
But why has?Python?become so popular?
Well, maybe?Harvard Business Review?has the answer!
In October 2012, Harvard Business Review highlighted?Data Science?as the Sexiest Job of the 21st Century.
This highlight was done by?Thomas H. Davenport?and?D.J. Patil, the people who coined the title “Data Scientist”.
Ever since this claim was made, a lot more people have started dying for data science and will everything possible to enter this field-and why won’t they, after they get the big bucks.
Let the Money talk
Ah! the numbers are even suffocating, why will they carry so much money and give to a Python programmer who just learnt the language in few months if not days….Well until you know what Python can do, you won’t understand.
There are two main programming languages that are mainly used by Data Scientist or Data Analyst:?Python and R.
Python?has been found to do almost everything that?R?can do and even in a more human friendly and easier way. 80% of people who work on data prefer using Python as against R programming. After all who doesn’t want to be romanced by a programming language.
This is one of the main reasons why Python has become so popular in the world today.
…and I think Python is even becoming too pompous because it thinks its a celebrity…whatever..lol…am just a little jealous…never mind :)
Not only Data lovers find Python to be efficient but Web development enthusiasts equally love Python, especially its?django?framework.
I hope Python will win the U.S. election one day, considering how people love it , they will easily vote for it..lol
There are other reasons why Python is most preferred by industry professional. Let me quickly highlight a few of them so that we can dive into the learning path:
Let’s do a little comparison here:
Below is a screenshot where I want write the statement?“Python Vs Java !”?and also?“Python Vs C++!”.?Now if you consider the lines of code written in both?Java?and?C++, you will realise that it takes much effort to write and print?ordinary one line statement. But in Python, it’s just?a single line of code?and you are done!!
Another ugly example:
In the example below, we want to just read a file in?Java?and?Python. I mean just read a file not developing a computer vision model for Tesla, but you can see the amount of unnecessary code we have to write in Java to just read a file as compared to simple 3 lines of code in Python to do the same thing.
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So why won’t people prefer to learn?Python?which is quite?easier,?takes less time to learn and attracts more salary. I mean like seriously why won’t you consider learning Python?
Now we know what we want. Python !! Nothing else!
How do we learn Python the right way and what is the best learning path that will give us a solid foundation as a Python programmer?
Although Python is the easiest programming language to learn, however, if you don’t right curriculum, it can be a nightmare.
I have compared various curriculums of over 117 Python courses from great institutions and from various online Python courses and I have finally found the one that hit on the right concepts. Below am going to lay down all the most important that you are supposed to master as you start your journey as a Python programmer.
The final curriculum am considering is from the?Python Crash Course on Udemy.
If you are looking to take any Python course, make sure you have these concepts in the course curriculum.
Finally, consider doing Python projects and push them on your Github account.
You can download a copy of the?full curriculum here
Suggested Course
Before writing this article, I first researched about various course on Python, both online in classroom. What I found is that, most of the course curriculum are outdated and since Python is an open-source programming language, a lot of things has been changed and new features and especially libraries have emerged over time.
The problem with most online courses is that they have been recorded way back in 4 or 5 or 6 years back and the content is outdate. You might find them getting good ratings and number of people registered for them and it’s simply because they were developed long ago so they have gotten number of students to enrol, but that does not mean the course is good, in fact some even buy reviews from students and if you are not careful you will fall for the number and end up wasting your money.
After careful evaluation of 117 online Python courses i choose?Python Crash Course on Udemy?for 4 main reasons:
Recommended Books
I have personally used Python for Data Science For Dummies 2ed, 2019, so I can talk about that. The content is good, it breaks the contents down for you understand it and that’s what you want from a good book!
2.?Python Crash Course, 2nd Edition
The 2019 edition of the Python Crash Course also has a good way of presenting Python concepts in a more friendly way. Very good for beginners.
Last words…
Python is easier to learn and preferred by employers, and you will not be the only one to know this, so practice a lot in order to master your concepts and create awesome projects (don’t forget to push them on your Github account) to stand out from the cloud. I personally recommend you check out the?Python Crash Course on Udemy,?which I found to be most comprehensive and yet simple enough for you to grasp the most important concepts when it comes to Python.
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