Question about order of completing certifications

I have recently started using free code camp, and I am current working on the scientific computing with python section. I thought it would be easier to grasp since I have done C++ in my data structures and algorithms course at University. I am current wondering if I will be at any roadblock because I didn’t follow the order given by free code camp. And if the certification really build off of each other or not really.

Hello there!
The certifications are independent, if you complete a section, for instance, the Python DSA, you get the certificate. However, the order in which you take the certificates is determined by your experience and skills level.

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The freeCodeCamp curriculum is intended to be done in order, but when it comes to the Python section that is primarily because the student is expected to have already learned the fundamental principles of programming (variables, functions, scope, types, etc). If you’ve already learned to code in another programming language, then you should be fine. You don’t specifically need to have JavaScript experience.

And, of course, if you don’t think it flows well you can always stop doing the Python material and go back to the first course. You’re not locked into anything.

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