"Optimize Python for Agentic AI" is an intermediate course for developers who want to elevate their Python code from functional to professional-grade. In the world of AI, inefficient or unreadable code can cripple an agent's performance and slow down team collaboration. This course equips you with the essential software engineering practices to write Python that is both highly efficient and exceptionally clear.
Optimize Python for Agentic AI
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Optimize Python for Agentic AI
This course is part of Agentic AI Development & Security Specialization
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Refactor Python code for AI agents to improve readability and performance. Apply coding standards and use profiling to optimize bottlenecks.
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December 2025
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There are 2 modules in this course
You start by understanding how professional AI systems depend not only on smart logic but also on clean, readable Python. When deadlines hit, messy code slows teams down. This module shows you why clarity and consistency matter for maintainability and collaboration. You will refactor a memory manager from an AI agent, practice adding type hints and docstrings, and run style checks with flake8. You will see how these conventions keep complex AI projects manageable—and you will apply them to produce production-quality Python.
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2 videos1 reading1 assignment1 ungraded lab
Now that your code reads cleanly, it is time to make it run fast. Performance problems often hide in unexpected places. You will learn when to profile, how to interpret profiler data, and how to refactor Python for efficiency. By the end of this module, you will replace inefficient regex calls and confirm improvements through benchmarks. You will close the course by combining maintainability with performance in a final strategy report.
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