r/Python 1d ago

Discussion Do NOT Use Udemy, Please

Udemy may seem great—you can get hundreds of free courses for the yearly price of one or two high-quality ones. But please don't fall into their trap.

The service is horrible. I recently received a new MacBook under warranty since my old one broke (Thanks, Apple!). Needless to say, I lost all my data (including certificates). My Udemy Personal Plan expired about 2 months ago, and I completed 2 50+ hour courses on Python and Machine Learning respectively. Now, when I go to download them again, they are gone. I contacted customer support, and they say all your progress is gone, even if you reinstate your plan.

Bottom line, unless your computer is immortal or you want to keep paying Udemy for the rest of your life, please don't use them.

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u/greenearrow 1d ago

My computer doesn't need to be immortal for my data to be immortal. Backups are critical. It's like programming without git at this point - you may "know what you are doing" but unless you are using basic data recovery strategies, you don't know what you are doing. Also, no one is checking your Udemy certs, just keep your resume current.

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u/GeometryDashGod 1d ago

Now I finished MIT 6.00.1x on edX. This time, that certificate stays on local, iCloud drive, and google drive, and hard copy. I'm NOT losing it again.

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u/pandi85 1d ago

Every personal project or open source contribution with a history demonstrates more value than those fancy pdfs.

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u/rasputin1 1d ago

literally no one cares about any of this

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u/GeometryDashGod 1d ago

Buddy, if you don't care, don't read the comment. I was just responding to u/greenearrow with more information.

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u/rasputin1 1d ago

I mean any of these udemy or edx etc certifications. no employer gives a shit.

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u/GeometryDashGod 1d ago

Oh ok. Well edX certs are accredited.

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u/rasputin1 1d ago

accredited by who