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Is Cardiff a Tech Hub?

Wales' capital city tends to be the butt of jokes all over the UK but, in truth, Cardiff is a lovely and progressive city that's making deep inroads into the insurance, financial and entertainment sectors. Long gone are this city's days as a coal port; today, Cardiff offers tourists and natives alike only a glimpse into the past, when layers of dust and ash blanketed everything.

In a nutshell, those three industries - entertainment, finance/insurance and tourism/hospitality nearly sum up Cardiff's economic profile. You only need to add professional sports into the mix.

What about technology?

Unlike London, Belfast and Edinburgh, the UK's other capital cities renowned for their tech-friendly climes, Cardiff hasn't yet come onto that radar. However, Cardiff has Techniquest, an initiative designed to motivate and engage people in maths, science and technology. Techniquest also partners with schools and educators to introduce more tech aspects into schools' curricula.

We can see the results of their efforts in Wales' school leaving exams. Their Computer Science modules address aspects of programming and markup languages, as well as object-oriented languages, a paradigm that Python embraces.

Is Learning Python in Cardiff Worthwhile?

As Cardiff lags behind other UK cities in their tech sector inroads, you might wonder if learning any coding language, let alone Python, would be worth your while. How would it help you if you don't plan to migrate to one of those super tech-friendly towns to find your fortune?

That's a bit of old-fashioned thinking.

Today's hyper-connected world means that you can work remotely, especially if you work in tech. Learning how to code in Python gives you access to a global community of Pythonistas who are more than happy to help a novice coder out without ever meeting face to face.

And besides, ever since the huge investments made in Cardiff's ICT (Information and Communication Technology), experts predict that research and further development in ICT will become this sector's main economic driver.

What can Learning Python in Cardiff Do for You?

Before you can appreciate how your work to learn Python will boost your career chances, you have to know what Python can do. It's the primary language to program graphical user interfaces or GUIs - things like touch-screen cash registers and control panels on industrial equipment.

Games like World of Tanks and Eve Online are written in Python, as are many others. If you have an idea for a game that doesn't feature too many graphics or require too much speed, it wouldn't take you long to learn how to code your first game using nothing more than modules from the PyGame library.

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are two other sectors Python sees heavy use in so, if you've ever wanted to build a robot you could train to do things, Python is the language to learn. You could find plenty of like-minded folks through the AI Wales Meet-Up groups; they number over a thousand!

Where to Learn Python in Cardiff

Many commercial and educational facilities offer courses in Python programming,  including a few of the further and higher education facilities around the city.

If you're still in secondary school and have decided on a career in computer programming and information technology, you might consider enrolling in a college or university that offers IT and computer programming courses. However, most Python-curious coders are either out of uni already or they'd rather not wait that long to gain their certifications.

For such coders, a commercial venture would work best. Be aware, though, that the course prices are likely to be steep and the quality of education you get may not be any better than if you learned Python on your own.

But you don't have to learn all on your own.

Besides the aforementioned Python community and the Cardiff-based AI Wales social group, you can learn Python with a Superprof coding tutor.

In Cardiff alone, you'll find 21 Superprofs ready to start your Python education. The average cost per hour of instruction is £18 - much lower than if you took a course, and most offer their first hour of instruction at no cost. Beyond local talent, Superprof has over 600 Python tutors waiting for your call.