Python Developer

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Acquire key skills to build a strong foundation for a career in tech. Start from the basics, deepen your understanding, perfect your code, and expand into advanced projects.
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What you'll learn

Throughout the course, you'll build Python projects aligned with your interests and skill level, applying theory in practice. You will learn to:

  • Write clean Python code using core syntax and programming concepts;

  • Process data from multiple sources, including text, JSON, HTML, XML, and web pages;

  • Design programs using object-oriented principles;

  • Use standard and third-party libraries to improve functionality and performance;

  • Write automated tests and follow best practices in code quality and documentation;

  • Work with databases using both SQL and ORM;

  • Leverage AI tools to understand code, explore solutions, and boost productivity;

  • Build a portfolio of real-world Python projects in an IDE and publish them on GitHub.

After completing the course, you'll be ready to pursue advanced paths such as data science or web development with Django or Flask, and apply your skills across a wide range of real-world projects.

  • Add up to 43 projects to your portfolio
  • Certificate of completion

Course program

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This course includes:

1100+
Choice problems
820+
Coding problems
275
Theoretical articles
43
Projects to choose from
Certificate of completion
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Learn by doing

# 1
Apply knowledge into practice
You already know the theory. Now it's time to code like you do at work—in a professional IDE, with real project constraints, solving problems that actually matter. Welcome to software engineering as it should be.
# 2
Navigate complexity with surgical precision
Most developers waste months learning random concepts without seeing how they connect. Our interactive Knowledge Map fixes this. It shows exactly how every programming concept relates to others, helping you build a structured mental model of coding.
# 3
Copy the best. Then improve.
Here's what top engineers do that others don't: they study other people's code obsessively. When you get stuck on Hyperskill, you can explore solutions published by other developers. See their exact code. Understand their approach. Learn their tricks.
# 4
Code review that actually makes you better
We stripped code review down to what actually matters: does your solution work? Have you handled the edge cases? Is there a cleaner way to write this? Hyperskill acts like a competent reviewer who actually tests your code. Not genius-level analysis, not architecture debates — just solid feedback on making your code better.

Elevate your engineering mastery through real-world challenges

Master advanced engineering concepts through ambitious projects. Each project deepens your expertise and transforms you from an experienced engineer into an exceptional one.

Memorization Tool

It would be great to remember anything at any time. Alas, our mental capacity is limited. The good thing is that there are a lot of tools to help us memorize things. In this project, we are going to create a tool for memorizing lines, poems, speeches, and other text-based materials.

Graduate

Password Hacker with Python

All sorts of creatures lurk around the Internet, including trolls, pirates, miners – and hackers. In this project, you're going to step into the shoes of a hacker, tasked with infiltrating a secret server — password unknown. Your mission is to create a Python program that can crack the password swiftly. Learn how hacking works and create a complex application where you will work on iterators and generators, itertools and time module. You will practice concepts frequently tested in technical interviews at top tech companies.

Graduate

Multilingual Online Translator

Everyone’s familiar with online translators. They giving us a handy way to translate on the go. In this project, you’re about to write an app that translates the words you type and gives you many usage examples based on the context.

Graduate

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JetBrains Academy is a part of JetBrains, a global software company specializing in the creation of intelligent, productivity-enhancing tools for software developers and teams. With years of expertise in software development and education, JetBrains Academy empowers more than a million people worldwide to learn and teach computer science, and help organizations inspire their teams to reach their goals in tech. Professional development tools play a big role in computer science education. This is why JetBrains Academy courses offer integration with JetBrains IDEs. This integration assists learners in getting experience with real development processes to streamline their learning curve at future work.

Your peers think Hyperskill rocks

Andrei Valuta
1 month ago
this course helped me to build a very good base knowledge in python, retrospectively i would have liked to change the order of some lessons and topics but overall very happy with this course and what it teached me.
Cole Sanders
2 months ago
This course was a great way to explore all the features of python. The interactive step by step projects provided a great way to apply the skills.
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Evgeny Cherkasskiy
3 months ago
It was the first serious and such comprehensive learning by doing in Python. Thank you for well-designed theory and practice with consistent examples and tasks!

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Ken Thompsonhas successfully completed the coursePython Developer
Issue date August 20, 2026
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