I'm shutting down this community

I started this community over two years ago with a simple goal: to create a free place to learn, share knowledge, and help people get started with Python and data. For a long time, that worked well. Many of you showed up with exactly that mindset, and for that I am genuinely grateful.

Unfortunately, the reality today is very different.

Over time, the community has been taken over by spam, scams, and people trying to sell to or profit from others. At this point, most of the activity no longer has anything to do with learning or knowledge sharing.

Keeping a free community like this healthy would require constant, active moderation. Since Skool does not have an API, that would mean someone on my team manually clicking through spam messages all day. That is not something I want anyone spending their time on.

To be fully transparent, I have let this community run on autopilot for the past year. That is not fair to the people who are here with good intentions. Because of that, I have decided to shut down Data Alchemy.

Going forward, all of our communities will be private and actively moderated. That is the only way to create a high quality, safe environment where people can actually learn and connect without dealing with scammers or noise.

This does not mean the end of learning or staying in touch.

I will continue to be active on YouTube, especially in the community feed and comment sections. Those are the best places to keep learning, ask questions, and stay connected without having to worry about spam or people trying to take advantage of you.

And in case you have not seen it yet, I recently updated a full Python introduction course on YouTube.

It covers everything I wanted to share in this free community, and more, in a single five hour video.

Thank you to everyone who showed up, shared knowledge, asked good questions, and contributed in a positive way. I truly appreciate the time and energy you put into this community.

Dave

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