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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.

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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.

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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?

  • Cohort-Based Learning: Join a small, focused group of learners, progressing through the course together with daily checkpoints and live classes.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

Stephen Gruppetta
Stephen Gruppetta, PhD
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

A screenshot of a participant testimonial for Real Python's Intermedia Deep Dive Course posted on social media

“For anyone who might be on the fence, I’m in this cohort right now, and I’m loving it! I’ve been a Python developer for over 15 years, and I’m constantly picking up new and useful insights. And Stephen is a wonderful teacher!

As much as I’m learning about Python itself, I’m also learning a lot about how to teach Python. Anyone in a senior position is automatically in a teaching role. So even if you already know everything about Python, you will still learn a lot about mentorship from the course.”

— Andrew Martin

A screenshot of a LinkedIn post from a participant of the Intermediate Python Deep Dive workshop

“This was such a great experience. I am thankful for the Real Python team and especially the instructor, Stephen Gruppetta for putting this together and teaching such an awesome course. Looking forward to the next one!”

— Chris Kessler

“Your [teaching style] is succinct, easy to understand, and process oriented… With the exercises you've provided, I'm starting to realize that my first experiences with programming weren't at all representative of my abilities to problem solve or structure my thinking. It has been a great confidence booster for me.”

— Brandon

“I appreciated your patient explanation of and listening to all our crazy questions! I am so excited that I am finally starting to understand programming!”

— Morgan

“I thought the course was a great balance with just the right level of intensity that I felt like we got an awful lot of actual coding written whilst gaining a good overview of the general theory and applications. It was well paced and you found the time to answer questions in detail.”

— Robert Shaw

“[…] the most comprehensive way to really try to get at the material in a way that goes beyond just memorizing code snippets or syntax. I recommend it to everyone I talk to that wants a Python resource for getting started and wants to really understand what they are doing at a deeper level.”

— Nathan

“One of the best courses to learn programming. You could see a lot of thoughts went into the design of this course.”

— Li Zhang

“I have to tell you how much I love your approach to coding and the way you explain every step! I'll take this opportunity to thank you for all you've done and you're doing to teach us! and you're great, keep up the great work!!”

— Agus Kotik

“Consistently excellent! Well done - your simple, insightful explanations and teaching style are really going down well […] Highly recommended to anyone wanting to learn Python from first concepts!”

— Samir Patel

“Thank you for the class. I got exactly what I was hoping to get out of it and have a much better understanding of Python. […] I thought the class was well thought out, paced and your insight/teaching was great as we had questions and progressed over the 8 weeks. I'll keep an eye out for the other cohorts coming up in the future and hope to join again on one of the specialized tracks that have been mentioned.”

— Reyes Lopez

“My code reading skills are greatly improved and I feel that I can understand not just the syntax and mechanics, but what the intent of the programmer might be and why they chose to write the way the did. I don't need code walk-throughs as I did before and I feel I can emulate and create good code myself now.

This goes above and beyond so many other courses and tutorials that show you 'how it works' because this course shows you 'why it was built this way'. It's the difference between simply knowing how to do something versus understanding how and why it works that way.”

— Jerry Wilson

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

These courses combine the flexibility of self-paced learning with the benefits of structured instruction and peer interaction. You’ll have access to expert instructors who can clarify complex concepts, provide personalized feedback, and guide your learning journey. The cohort format also creates accountability and community, which are proven to increase learning outcomes.

To ensure high-quality interaction and personalized attention, we keep our cohorts intentionally small at around 10 participants. This enables meaningful discussions, detailed feedback on exercises, and focused support during live classes. We carefully balance group size to create an optimal learning environment while maintaining engaging peer interactions.

All live sessions are offered at two different times to accommodate different time zones and schedules. Both sessions will cover the same material. While you’re welcome to switch between times based on what works best for your schedule, we encourage you to primarily stick with one time slot to help maintain balanced group sizes and build community with your fellow learners.

While live classes are a valuable part of the learning experience where you can interact directly with the instructor and peers, we understand conflicts may arise. All live sessions are recorded and made available within 24 hours. However, we strongly encourage attending live whenever possible to get the most out of the interactive elements and real-time Q&A.

Course materials are available in advance, allowing you to preview upcoming content. However, the courses are designed around daily discussions and collaborative learning within your cohort. While you’re welcome to read ahead, the forum discussions and exercises will follow the daily schedule to maintain group cohesion and maximize peer learning opportunities.

The courses are designed for a commitment of 60-90 minutes per day. This includes:

  • Reading/watching course materials
  • Completing exercises
  • Attending live classes

While you can occasionally shift work between days, maintaining this steady pace helps you stay aligned with cohort discussions and activities.

Yes, you’ll retain permanent access to all course materials, including:

  • Written tutorials and video lessons
  • Live session recordings
  • Exercise solutions

This allows you to review content at your own pace even after course completion.

The instructor actively monitors and participates in forum discussions throughout their working day. You can expect responses to questions within a few hours during the work day in the instructor’s time zone (GMT). Additionally, live Q&A sessions provide direct interaction opportunities twice per week.

Our cohort courses combine several key elements:

  • Expert instructors with real-world Python experience
  • High-quality, tested learning materials from Real Python
  • Small group sizes (around 10 students)
  • Interactive live sessions and daily forum discussions
  • Project-based learning with personalized feedback
  • Permanent access to all course materials

Each course is purchased with a one-time payment that covers the complete course. You pay once and get access to the entire program. There are no recurring charges or hidden fees—your single payment covers everything needed for the full course experience.

Our 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.

Have another question? Email us at info@realpython.com