Stop Learning Alone
and Start Building Together
Cohort-Based Python Courses With Live Instruction
Transform Your Python Skills With Live Expert Guidance
Join a small group of committed learners in our intensive, instructor-led Python courses. Get real-time feedback, tackle complex concepts with expert guidance, and build the confidence to write professional Python code.
- Structured Learning: Follow a proven curriculum designed to take you from confusion to clarity.
- Live Instruction: Learn directly from experienced Python educators in weekly live classes with real-time feedback and Q&A.
- Accountability: Progress alongside peers who share your goals and challenges in an encouraging, interactive environment.
- Hands-On Practice: Build real projects that prove you can apply what you’ve learned and develop lasting confidence in your Python skills.
Choose Your Python Course
Ready to enhance your Python knowledge live with expert guidance? Select the course that best fits your experience level below:
Python for Beginners:
Code With Confidence
Foundation Course for Beginners
Learn the fundamentals of Python step-by-step in a friendly, interactive cohort. Build confidence writing code and understand the “why” behind Python’s core concepts.
- Master Python Fundamentals From Zero: Learn core programming concepts step-by-step, even if you’re new to coding.
- Build Working Programs From Scratch: Write real, functional Python scripts and develop a solid understanding of how everything fits together.
- Hands-On Capstone Project: Apply what you’ve learned in a guided project that reinforces key skills through practical experience.
- Certificate of Completion: Earn official recognition for your progress and new Python proficiency.
Intermediate Python Deep Dive:
Write Better Python and Build Better Systems
Advanced Course for Intermediate Developers
Go beyond the basics with advanced patterns, OOP, and Pythonic design. Strengthen your problem-solving skills and learn how to build better systems with expert feedback.
- Deep Dive Into Python’s Object Model: Understand how Python truly works under the hood and write more efficient, elegant code.
- Master Decorators & Advanced Functions: Harness Python’s most powerful features to create clean, maintainable, and expressive code.
- Build Production-Ready Applications: Apply advanced concepts to real-world projects and solidify your professional Python skills.
- Certificate of Completion: Showcase your achievement and demonstrate your expertise in intermediate-to-advanced Python development.
Claude Code for Python Developers:
Hands-On Agentic Coding Course
2-Day Live Workshop for Intermediate Developers
Stop copy-pasting from ChatGPT. Learn to build Python projects with an AI agent that lives inside your codebase. Two days, one tool, and a workflow you can use on Monday.
- Build a Complete Project From Scratch: Scaffold, code, test, and ship a Python CLI app using Claude Code in your terminal.
- Learn a Repeatable Agentic Workflow: Plan, implement, verify, and ship features with an AI agent that reads your files and runs your tests.
- Create Portable Skills: Build a reusable Claude Code starter kit with custom slash commands you can take to any project.
- Debug AI-Generated Code With Confidence: Learn a systematic method for catching and fixing mistakes so you stay in control.
Object-Oriented Python:
Master OOP & Write More Pythonic Code
5-Day Live Workshop for Intermediate Developers
Stop walking around the OOP corner of Python. Build a sushi-conveyor restaurant simulator step-by-step while learning when classes earn their keep — and how to make them feel native to the language.
- Build a Complete Restaurant Simulator: Code along to build a sushi-conveyor restaurant simulator that grows in complexity each day.
- Develop Real OOP Design Judgment: Learn when to inherit, when to compose, and when a class earns its keep — beyond syntax.
- Master Modern OOP Tools: Use
@property,@dataclass, ABCs, and SOLID principles to write code that lasts. - Bonus Materials: Digital copy of Object-Oriented Programming in Python plus a take-home
python-oopSKILL.md for AI-assisted coding.
What Are Live Courses?
Real Python Live Courses are interactive, cohort-based courses that focus on specific areas of the Python curriculum. Our courses combine the flexibility of self-paced learning with the benefits of structured instruction and peer interaction.
Led by an experienced Real Python instructor, you’ll have access to structured daily lessons that you can fit in around your schedule, exercises, and live weekly sessions, all designed to help you master the inner workings of Python.
Why Learn Live with Real Python?
Real Python isn’t just another course provider. Since 2012, we’ve grown from a Kickstarter project into one of the largest Python learning platforms in the world, reaching over 1 million developers, data scientists, and machine learning engineers every month.
Our content goes through what very few Python resources can match:
- Expert technical review for accuracy
- Teaching specialist evaluation for learning effectiveness
- Professional editing for clarity
Our live cohort courses bring this same rigorous quality to an interactive, instructor-led format. You’re not just buying a course. You’re joining a decade-strong community that’s helped countless developers go from beginners to professionals.
How Do Real Python Live Courses Work?
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Cohort-Based Learning: Join a small, focused group of learners, progressing through the course together with daily checkpoints and live classes.
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Daily Learning Materials: Each day, you’ll receive structured learning materials delivered through Real Python’s trusted tutorials and video courses. These can be studied at your own pace, whenever it fits your schedule.
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Instructor-Led Guidance: Meet with your instructor during weekly live classes to dive deeper into the course content, tackle tricky topics, and get your questions answered.
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Community Discussions: Stay engaged and accountable by participating in daily discussions on the dedicated online community, where you can ask questions, share progress, and connect with peers and the instructor.
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Live Q&A Sessions: Drop into twice-weekly live Q&A sessions for extra guidance when you need it, ensuring you never feel stuck or left behind.
Courses Include
- Interactive live classes
- Live Q&A sessions for personalized support and problem-solving
- Weekly hands-on coding exercises and mini-projects with instructor feedback
- Guided feedback & reflection
- Certificate of Completion
- Direct access to instructor during live classes, Q&As, and forum community
- A real-world capstone project that ties together all course concepts
- Lifetime access to course materials
Real Python Satisfaction Guarantee
Live Courses are backed by Real Python’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.Hosted by Expert Educators
Core Team member at Real Python and acclaimed Python educator who combines years of teaching expertise and storytelling techniques to make complex programming concepts clear, engaging, and unforgettable.
What Learners Say About
Real Python’s Live Courses
“Ever since we’ve been taking the course, I’ve really changed a lot of the way that I’m programming… I started to see, oh, I could replace this with classes and it would be a lot more readable, a lot more efficient.”
“Honestly, just the first two weeks of this course was worth it for me.”
“It’s definitely given me more confidence to go deep dive into things I just took for granted. Three months ago, I would have never touched anything in terms of memory management. Like it was just abstracted. I didn't need to worry about it… But after this course I feel much stronger in being able to understand the fundamentals of why things work in Python that it’s given me more confidence to go deeper.”
— Matt Thacker, Sr. Solutions Engineer at Eptura
“The forums were very engaging. Every morning there were new topics (not beginner topics)… and we had Q&A sessions… there was somebody always behind us to make sure things are running properly. The way it was designed was good. I liked it.”
“I'd already created some projects… which are not, when I look at it, I’m not really proud of them right now. [With the course] I’ve already started going back to those projects and redesigning and fixing things, refactoring.”
— Akhil Halekote, QA Software Engineer at GMG Color
“I felt like I was a really well-studied Python beginner. Like I had gone through the beginner process like ten times already now and I’m really good at it… But I couldn’t quite get out of there to the next level. And [Intermediate Python Deep Dive] is helping because it’s all about that deeper understanding.”
“I can look at modules, I can look at other people’s code and I understand why they’re doing what they’re doing. And it’s not just taking things for granted anymore… I can go on and start exploring more complex things without immediately getting lost.”
“I’ve looked at different Python world kind of things like working with Django or working with Flask… it’s easier now. It was difficult in the past because I didn’t quite understand well why did Flask do this? But now I’ve got so many answers to fill in the blanks.”
— Jerry Wilson, Technical Lead at AIM EMS Software
“I’m mostly self-taught. Before, it was a slow and painful process. Decorators, for example […] I had never used those before and really had no concept. Now I’m starting to write scripts for other people. It’s gotta be robust, it’s gotta work. I’ve got to put in all the friendly things that help someone out.”
— Rich McVeigh, Product Owner at Computercraft Corp.
“Trying to self-learn is super hard. I came from a graphics background and transitioning to programming is a lot to learn. I saw the opportunity for this kind of structured class and by somebody in the community that I trust. And it’s like, yes, I need the accountability. I need to have times to be able to present or show or meet. Before, I’d usually just scruff it off: ‘I’ll do it tomorrow.’”
“I normally would just be doing functions, right? Just simple functions running the script. But the class stuff is pretty great. I really liked seeing the dunder call and how that’s used in your own classes—it just kind of clicked for me. Now when something goes wrong with one of our internal applications, I can go into the code and see better why something’s going wrong. This is gonna help a lot.”
“Even reading code now […] some of my coworkers, going through and looking at some of their code, I now can understand better on what they’re doing and what the classes are actually performing.”
— Chris Kessler, Software Engineer at Sony Pictures
