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Python and AI

Python and AI Fundamentals

Python is the most popular language for data and artificial intelligence. This path teaches Python from installation to functions, then explains in plain language what AI and machine learning mean, how a model learns from data, where AI is used, and how to use AI tools responsibly.

  • Free
  • Beginner
  • 5 lessons
  • About 1 hr 15 min
  • Final assessment

Lessons in this path

  1. Python setup and syntax

    Install Python, run code interactively and from a file, and learn Python's core syntax rules.

    12 min Knowledge check Exercise

  2. Variables, conditions and loops

    Work with Python's basic types, make decisions with if, elif and else, and repeat work with for and while loops.

    15 min Knowledge check Exercise

  3. Lists, dictionaries and functions

    Store collections of data in lists and dictionaries, and organise your code into reusable functions.

    18 min Knowledge check Exercise

  4. What AI and machine learning mean

    Understand the difference between AI, machine learning and deep learning, and how a model learns from data.

    15 min Knowledge check Exercise

  5. AI applications and responsible usage

    Explore where AI is used today, how generative AI works at a high level, and the practices that make AI use safe and fair.

    15 min Knowledge check Exercise

Python and AI Fundamentals assessment

8 questions covering the whole path

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Optional next step: DevCrest Academy

Applied AI & Deep Learning with Python

The academy's AI course is an advanced programme. Practise the Python in this path first, then review the course prerequisites to decide whether you are ready for deep learning with guided projects.

  • Intermediate to Advanced
  • 14 weeks • 100 hours
  • Online Live
  • From ₹7,500 per student

What you'll learn

  • Prepare and analyse data with NumPy and pandas.
  • Train and evaluate classical models with scikit-learn and choose appropriate metrics.
  • Implement and train neural networks in PyTorch.
  • Explain the transformer architecture and attention.

Syllabus preview

  1. 01Python for Data & Maths Foundations
  2. 02Classical Machine Learning
  3. 03Neural Networks with PyTorch
  4. 04Transformers & Language Models

+ 2 more modules

Prerequisites

  • Python programming
  • Linear algebra basics
  • Basic statistics

Upcoming batches

  • Starts 1 Dec 2026 • Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday • Online Live

Hands-on project

An end-to-end AI application combining retrieval, a fine-tuned or prompted language model, and an evaluation report.

Fees and batch dates are sample data pending confirmation

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