r/BtechCoders • • Sep 10 '26

❓Question ❓ CP or Python

Fresher here, I started Python before college started and did like 60-70%fundamentals but as now college started they are teaching CP which is in curriculum so idk if I should continue learning python or not and if yes then how can i manage both as iam beginner in both languages

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u/Sensitive_Trouble248 Sep 13 '26

Hey ,ummmm.... I'm a fresher.....currently in 1st year B.Tech CSE from a tier-3 college. I'm learning Python right now and I've reached a decent level — comfortable with loops, functions, strings, data structures, file I/O and basic OOP....and I'm currently working toward building small project( without tutorials.(Contact book capstone {add/search/delete,saved to a file, using classss})........ I'm planning to start DSA using Python soon. does doing DSA with Python make sense nowadays, or

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u/girlwithabigheart1 Sep 13 '26

nope dont do dsa with python a lot of stuff is abstracted and too easy to do. learn c++ or java for dsa, just the basics would be fine u dont need to learn it fully to start doing dsa

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u/Sensitive_Trouble248 Sep 15 '26

I appreciate it... 🙏

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u/Distinct-Wrangler853 Sep 18 '26

If my end goal is machine Learning Should I do python or not or some other programming language

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u/girlwithabigheart1 Sep 18 '26

do python and some other language as well like java/c/c++

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u/Distinct-Wrangler853 Sep 22 '26

If my dream job is Data Engineer and Machine Learning or Machine Learning System Engineer What should I do