[quectophoton]

> Why the hell should I hire you when you want to learn Python but haven't done anything, when I can find people who can show they understand the fundamentals by making a hobby project or went to night school?

Or, paraphrasing a quote whose source I don't remember: "What's important is not what you can do; it's what you can prove."

So even if you're actually a Python expert, it doesn't matter unless you have something to show for it; cue job interviewers ghosting candidates who don't have projects that are public and open source.