Working with Python Scripts - Tangent to Laser Scans Coordinates

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Hello to anyone willing to read this!

I'm wondering if anyone has recommendations for learning/understanding Python specifically for Agisoft Metashape scripting. I'm venturing down this rabbit hole because I'm struggling with GUI workflows to align terrestrial laser scans (TLS) that were registered in third-party software. Any guidance or recommendations from folks with more experience would be incredibly appreciated.

Context:
I'm trying to work my way through the quick_layout code provided in this message:  https://www.agisoft.com/forum/index.php?topic=12997.msg58658#msg58658. My coding knowledge is limited to a Matlab course I took about 10 years ago, so my preparation is laughable compared to some power users frequenting these forums.

In all honesty, I started this effort in RealityCapture but got frustrated with limitations with their alignment settings/refinement and manual alignment of components (or chunks, in Metashape lingo). Metashape seems to perform much better with the alignment without having to break camera groups into subsets. I also haven't encountered any issues with aligning uncoordinated drone photos to laser scans, even when the camera positions/perspectives vary significantly. I'm trying to use this project as a pitch to shift from RC to Metashape, but I haven't a hope if a can't reliably maintain TLS positions/coordinates.

Thank You!