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Python Programming: Beginner

Go from zero to your first real Python application: data structures, OOP, APIs, databases, and a Generative AI powered feature.

Duration
8 weeks
Level
Beginner
Content
48 lessons
8 modules · 14 h 38 min
Certificate
Included
On completion
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What you'll learn

Write clean, working Python code using variables, control flow, and core logic
Use lists, tuples, sets, and dictionaries to model and manipulate real world data
Write reusable functions, handle files, and manage exceptions gracefully
Build a complete command line application with modular code and unit tests using pytest
Understand modules, virtual environments, and object oriented programming with classes and inheritance
Work with REST APIs using the Requests library and store data with SQLite
Understand Generative AI and LLMs, and build with LLM APIs in Python
Use Generative AI to accelerate coding and debugging throughout your projects
Build and deploy a full AI powered Python application with a database, API integration, and a Streamlit interface

Who this course is for

  • College students and freshers aiming for a career in software development, data, or AI
  • Absolute beginners who want a clear, guided path into programming
  • Non CS graduates looking to switch into tech roles
  • Working professionals wanting to add practical Python skills to their toolkit
  • Anyone preparing for developer internships and entry level placements

Skills you'll gain

Python ProgrammingLearn PythonPython for BeginnersPython FundamentalsData StructuresFunctionsFile HandlingError HandlingObject Oriented ProgrammingPython OOPModules and PackagesVirtual EnvironmentsREST APIRequests LibraryJSONSQLiteDatabases with PythonPytestUnit TestingStreamlitGit and GitHubGenerative AILLM APIPrompt EngineeringAI Powered ApplicationBeginner Python

This course includes

Live mentor led Ucanly sessions plus self paced recorded content
A minor project building and publishing a complete command line application to GitHub by week five
A major project building and deploying an AI powered application by week eight
Guided GitHub portfolio and developer resume setup for placements and internships
Lifetime access to course materials and future updates
Certificate of Completion from Ucanly

Course content

8 modules · 48 lessons · 14 h 38 min

Python fundamentals, control flow and logic, data structures, functions files and error handling, a minor project building a complete command line application, modules packages and OOP basics, libraries APIs databases and Generative AI, and a major project building and deploying an AI powered application.

Requirements

  • A computer (Windows, macOS, or Linux) with a reliable internet connection
  • No prior coding background required, basic computer literacy is enough
  • Basic comfort using a computer and browsing the internet
  • Curiosity, consistency, and a willingness to build things by doing

About this course

Kickstart your journey into programming with this beginner friendly program from Ucanly, requiring no prior coding background. This course takes you from your first line of Python to building and deploying a full AI powered application, with mentor guidance at every step. You will learn Python fundamentals, control flow, core data structures, functions, file handling, and exception handling. In your minor project in week five, you will build a complete command line application with modular code, unit tests, and GitHub publication. You will then learn object oriented programming, APIs, databases with SQLite, and how to build with LLM APIs, before your major project in week eight: a full Python application with a database, live API integration, a user interface built with Streamlit, and a Generative AI powered feature, deployed live under Ucanly mentor guidance. Python powers web backends, data science, AI, automation, and testing, which means this one language opens the widest range of career doors available to a beginner today.

Earn a Ucanly certificate

Complete this course to earn a Ucanly certificate with its own page and QR code. Save it as a PDF, share its link, or add it to the certifications on your LinkedIn profile.

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Frequently asked questions

No, this course starts from absolute zero and builds up step by step. Basic computer literacy is enough.

Yes, your minor project is a complete command line application published to GitHub with unit tests, and your major project is a full AI powered application deployed live on the internet.

Yes, you will learn how LLMs work and build with LLM APIs in Python, integrating a Generative AI feature into your major project.

Yes, you will receive a Certificate of Completion from Ucanly once you finish the course.