A Coursera professional certificate from Google covering Python for IT automation, including Python basics, using Git and GitHub, troubleshooting, and automating common IT tasks. It is a multi-course program that can be audited for free.

Commenters call it a good foundational Python course for beginners and a solid start for DevOps-type roles, and mention that the Git and GitHub module is useful.

On Reddit (5)

1. RecommendsTony_Stark_007_r/learnprogramming2022in “Help with a 26 year old girl who has been trying to learn to code since she was a teenager but keeps giving up because she gets overwhelmed by the amount of information and has no friends with the same interests to talk to.”

   I would suggest you to learn the BASIC CONCEPTS from any of the introductory courses on Coursera/Udemy(my pick would be Google IT Automation Course 1: Python crash course) But at the same time you should begin PLAYING around with it on many free compilers online and trying to solve some…

2. Recommendsgondorler/webdev2022in “I feel like im using github in a "dumb" way? help me understand the usefulness as a single developer”

   Github is a version control system, awesomely useful for projects with more than 1 person contributing to the code. You always know who did what, and when, and that's incredibly precious (and rollbacks :) ). I suggest Google's Python IT Automation course on coursera.org. You have to pay for the…

3. RecommendsSoonysoser/Python2022in “The top 5 advanced Python highly rated free courses On Udemy with real-world projects.”▲ 1

   Hi buddy Recently I completed the course:Python for Everybody Specialization. at Coursera, the course is represented by the University of Michigan as a financial-aid one and still free of cost. @ https://www.coursera.org/specializations/python I was looking for the next step after the Coursera…

4. RecommendsUsernameNotPresentr/Python2020in “Where's the best place to learn python?”▲ 1

   There's quite a bit of resources available and it kind of depends on you what knowledge you have already. That said - if you're looking for a course that is just to get a good foundational knowledge of Python, here's a pretty dang good course…

5. Recommendsdaniel280187r/learnprogramming2020in “Are coursera courses worth it?”▲ 2

   Yes, well worth it... I have taken many courses of their courses since 5 years ago. Technical and not technical and can highly recommend Coursera as a learning platform. The courses are well structured and they usually give you assignments to reinforce your learning experience. This Python course…

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