As always, it depends. I started out without *any* background knowledge a few years ago. Found the Data Scientist career track of Datacamp pretty helpful, sinc

As always, it depends. I started out without *any* background knowledge a few years ago. Found the Data Scientist career track of Datacamp pretty helpful, since it goes beyond programming and includes the mathematical and statistical theories as well. (https://www.datacamp.com/tracks/data-scientist-with-python https://www.datacamp.com/tracks/data-scientist-with-python) It's basic, but a solid foundation to build upon. If you're already familiar with most of these topics, fast.ai is the way to go!