Python for AI, from zero
Write the Python every AI course assumes
Plan it around your week
This path is roughly 15 hours in total. Tell us how much time you actually have.
About 3 weeks.
Based on our own estimate of the path, not the providers' figures. Most people need a bit longer than they think.
How long does it take?
| Courses | 2 |
|---|---|
| Weeks | About 3 |
| Hours a week | 5 |
| Total hours | About 15 |
The steps, in order
Why this step: The fastest, most direct route to writing real Python.
You're ready for the next step when: You can write functions, loops and work with lists and dictionaries.
Why this step: Immediately puts that Python to use training a real model.
You're ready for the next step when: You've trained and validated your first machine learning model.
What will you build along the way?
| Project | Brief | Done when |
|---|---|---|
| Enter a Kaggle competition | Submit a real entry using the random forest model from the course. |
Where to go next
- Machine learning foundations
Train, evaluate and explain classic ML models
- All free AI learning paths
Every path, with who it suits and how long it takes.
- All free AI courses, rated
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- AI learning path for non-coders
Explain how modern AI works and use it well at work
- Use AI tools well at work
Prompt, evaluate output, and automate everyday tasks safely
- The maths ML actually uses
Enough linear algebra, calculus and probability to read ML courses without panic
- Deep learning, hands-on
Build and train neural networks for vision and text
- Build apps with LLMs
Ship an app that uses an LLM API, retrieval and evaluation
- Become an ML engineer
Deploy, monitor and maintain models in production
- From data analysis to AI
Move from spreadsheets and SQL to ML and AI
- Is Kaggle Learn worth it?
Our review of Kaggle Learn, where steps on this path are hosted.
Want the bigger picture?
Roadmaps show every skill in a field, in order, so you can see where this path fits.