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Foundations: Python, Git and tools

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F1Python basics0/6 lessons complete

Write a small program that transforms data using conditions, loops and functions.

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  1. F1.1Values and names
  2. F1.2Strings and sequences
  3. F1.3Dictionaries and lookup
  4. F1.4Conditions
  5. F1.5Loops and accumulation
  6. F1.6Functions and a robot
F2Python intermediate0/6 lessons complete

Organize a small program into modules and classes while handling files, failures and iteration.

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  1. F2.1Comprehensions and transformations
  2. F2.2Classes and shared state
  3. F2.3Modules and imports
  4. F2.4Exceptions and file handling
  5. F2.5Generators and lazy iteration
  6. F2.6Decorators and type hints
F3Python for AI0/6 lessons complete

Use array shapes, broadcasting and reductions to express a small data transformation.

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  1. F3.1Arrays and shapes
  2. F3.2Indexing and views
  3. F3.3Broadcasting
  4. F3.4Reductions and vectorization
  5. F3.5Tables and missing values
  6. F3.6Plotting and notebooks
F4Terminal and environment0/6 lessons complete

Navigate a project and describe how its interpreter, dependencies and configuration are selected.

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  1. F4.1Paths and directories
  2. F4.2Streams and pipes
  3. F4.3Environments
  4. F4.4Dependency declarations
  5. F4.5Configuration and secrets
  6. F4.6SSH and remote identity
F5Git0/6 lessons complete

Trace commits and branches, choose an appropriate undo operation, and resolve a small merge conflict.

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  1. F5.1Snapshots and staging
  2. F5.2Branches and HEAD
  3. F5.3Merging
  4. F5.4Conflicts
  5. F5.5Rebase and undo
  6. F5.6Stash and recovery
F6GitHub0/6 lessons complete

Use a remote, pull request and automated check to propose a reviewable change.

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  1. F6.1Remotes and synchronization
  2. F6.2Forks and branches
  3. F6.3Pull requests
  4. F6.4Issues and project context
  5. F6.5Review and documentation
  6. F6.6Actions and checks
F7Software engineering practice0/6 lessons complete

Build a small HTTP service with clear boundaries, tests, logs and a repeatable runtime.

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  1. F7.1Tests as examples
  2. F7.2Debugging and logs
  3. F7.3Project boundaries
  4. F7.4HTTP and JSON
  5. F7.5A small API
  6. F7.6Containers and reproducibility
F8Your first LLM call0/6 lessons complete

Send a real request to a model from the provider of your choice, then make the surrounding program trustworthy: constrain the output, validate it, handle streaming and failures, and keep cost bounded.

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  1. F8.1Requests and messages
  2. F8.2Prompting for a task
  3. F8.3Structured output
  4. F8.4Streaming and state
  5. F8.5Errors and retries
  6. F8.6Tokens and cost