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Microsoft Python Development Professional Certificate

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Microsoft Python Development Professional Certificate

Launch your career as a Python Developer.

Learn in-demand Python skills and become a job-ready developer in less than 4 months. No degree or experience required.

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Instructor: Microsoft

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Flexible schedule
4 months at 8 hours a week
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Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise

from 757 reviews of courses in this program

Beginner level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule
4 months at 8 hours a week
Learn at your own pace
Prepare for a degree

What you'll learn

  • Gain a strong foundation in Python syntax, data structures, and control flow, enabling you to write clean and efficient code.

  • Use powerful libraries like pandas and Matplotlib to extract insights from data and create compelling visualizations.

  • Develop skills in scripting and automation to streamline workflows, manipulate data, interact with APIs, and increase efficiency.

  • Explore web development using Flask, learning to create dynamic applications, interact with databases, and build RESTful APIs.

Skills you'll gain

  • Category: Data Structures
  • Category: Version Control
  • Category: Data Ethics
  • Category: Containerization
  • Category: Matplotlib
  • Category: Data Visualization
  • Category: Web Development
  • Category: Web Scraping
  • Category: Data Literacy
  • Category: Automation
  • Category: Data Analysis
  • Category: Cloud Computing
  • Category: DevOps
  • Category: Debugging
  • Category: Scripting

Tools you'll learn

  • Category: Generative AI
  • Category: Plotly
  • Category: GitHub
  • Category: Flask (Web Framework)
  • Category: Git (Version Control System)

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Professional Certificate - 6 course series

Python Programming Fundamentals

Python Programming Fundamentals

Course 1, 22 hours

What you'll learn

  • Build foundational Python programs using core syntax, control flow, lists, and essential programming concepts.

  • Create reusable Python code using functions, scope, classes, modules, and common data structures.

  • Apply error handling and debugging techniques to identify and resolve issues in Python programs

  • Test Python applications, use version control practices, and apply your skills in a hands-on capstone project.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Python Programming
Category: Data Structures
Category: Unit Testing
Category: Version Control
Category: Code Reusability
Category: Debugging
Category: GitHub
Category: Git (Version Control System)
Category: Jupyter
Category: Algorithms
Category: Scripting
Category: Programming Principles
Data Analysis and Visualization with Python

Data Analysis and Visualization with Python

Course 2, 21 hours

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Model Evaluation
Category: Data Quality
Category: Data Cleansing
Category: Exploratory Data Analysis
Category: Generative AI
Category: Machine Learning
Category: Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs)
Category: Pandas (Python Package)
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Matplotlib
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Data Visualization
Category: Generative Model Architectures
Category: Data Ethics
Category: Data Literacy
Category: Interactive Data Visualization
Category: Scientific Visualization
Category: Plotly
Category: Plot (Graphics)
Category: Data Presentation
Automation and Scripting with Python

Automation and Scripting with Python

Course 3, 25 hours

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Automation
Category: Scripting
Category: Web Scraping
Category: Restful API
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: Git (Version Control System)
Category: GitHub
Category: Command-Line Interface
Category: Unit Testing
Category: File Management
Category: File I/O
Category: Productivity
Category: Scripting Languages
Category: File Systems
Category: Shell Script
Category: Version Control
Category: Unstructured Data
Category: Cloud API
Category: Email Automation
Category: Test Script Development
Web Development with Python

Web Development with Python

Course 4, 23 hours

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Flask (Web Framework)
Category: Object-Relational Mapping
Category: Restful API
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: Selenium (Software)
Category: Secure Coding
Category: Web Development
Category: Databases
Category: Application Security
Category: Vue.JS
Category: HTML and CSS
Category: Relational Databases
Category: Web Applications
Category: Front-End Web Development
Category: Collaboration
Category: Cloud Applications
Category: Test Tools
Category: Cloud Deployment
Category: Back-End Web Development
Category: JavaScript Frameworks
Advanced Python Development Techniques

Advanced Python Development Techniques

Course 5, 22 hours

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Software Documentation
Category: Python Programming
Category: Generative AI
Category: Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Category: Serverless Computing
Category: Data Structures
Category: Microsoft Azure
Category: Integration Testing
Category: Test Driven Development (TDD)
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Maintainability
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Software Design
Category: Object Oriented Design
Category: Graph Theory
Category: Cloud Deployment
Category: Development Testing
Category: Code Review
Project Development in Python

Project Development in Python

Course 6, 20 hours

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Agile Software Development
Category: DevOps
Category: Requirements Elicitation
Category: Communication Planning
Category: Project Management
Category: Business Requirements
Category: Stakeholder Communications
Category: Collaboration
Category: Containerization
Category: Kubernetes
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Devops Tools
Category: Communication
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Docker (Software)
Category: Requirements Analysis
Category: System Monitoring
Category: Agile Methodology
Category: Prometheus (Software)
Category: Project Management Software

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When you complete this Professional Certificate, you may be able to have your learning recognized for credit if you are admitted and enroll in one of the following online degree programs.¹

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