Skills you'll learn:
File i/oFunctional programming concepts
Intermediate Python
Nanodegree Program
Python is a general-purpose coding language with applications in web development, data science, machine learning, fintech, and more. The Intermediate Python Nanodegree program equips you to leverage the capabilities of Python and streamline the functionality of applications that perform complex tasks, such as classifying files, data mining a webpage, etc. By the end of the program, you’ll have a portfolio that demonstrates your ability to apply practitioner-level Python skills on the job.
Python is a general-purpose coding language with applications in web development, data science, machine learning, fintech, and more. The Intermediate Python Nanodegree program equips you to leverage the capabilities of Python and streamline the functionality of applications that perform complex tasks, such as classifying files, data mining a webpage, etc. By the end of the program, you’ll have a portfolio that demonstrates your ability to apply practitioner-level Python skills on the job.
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Intermediate35 hoursLast Updated June 28, 2025
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Intermediate
35 hours
Last Updated June 28, 2025
Skills you'll learn:
File i/o • Functional programming concepts • Python data structures • Python library fluency
Prerequisites:
Skills that demand high salaries
Python Developer
The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates a 36% job growth rate for data scientists; a 21% growth rate for computer and information research scientists; and a 25% growth rate for software developers.*
Salary Ranges
- Low
- $106,845
- Average
- $125,571
- High
- $159,900
Courses In This Program
Course 1 • 45 minutes
Welcome to the Intermediate Python Nanodegree Program
Lesson 1
Intermediate Python Nanodegree Program Introduction
Lesson 2
Getting Help
You are starting a challenging but rewarding journey! Take 5 minutes to read how to get help with projects and content.
Course 2 • 19 hours
Advanced Python Techniques
In this course, you will learn advanced Python skills and master a myriad of modern subject matter.
Lesson 1
Introduction to Advanced Python Techniques
Get an overview of the course, take a look at Python's quirky history, and learn why Python is a powerful way of thinking.
Lesson 2
Representing Data
Take a deep dive into data in Python, craft new ways to abstractly think about data, and practice concrete methods for manipulating Python's essential data types.
Lesson 3
Functions and Functional Programming
Explore functions and functional programming in Python, including function parameters and functions as manipulable objects.
Lesson 4
Object Oriented Programming
Discover Python's tools for object-oriented programming and explore Python's exception hierarchy.
Lesson 5
File I/O
Learn all about reading and writing data files using Python, including plain text, JSON, and CSV files.
Lesson 6 • Project
Project: Exploring Near-Earth Objects
Use Python to search for and explore close approaches of near-Earth objects (NEOs), using data from NASA/JPL's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies.
Course 3 • 16 hours
Large Python Codebases with Libraries
Learn how you can write, structure, and extend your code to be able to support developing large systems at scale. Understand how you can leverage open source libraries to quickly add advanced functionality to your code and how you can package your code into libraries of your own. Apply Object Oriented Programming to ensure that your code remains modular, clear, and understandable. Honing these skills are the foundations for building codebases that are maintainable and efficient as they grow to tens of thousands of lines.
Lesson 1
Course Overview
In this lesson, we'll introduce your instructor, give a brief overview of the course, and look ahead to what you'll be building for your final project.
Lesson 2
Foundations
We'll explore the Python language and the core programming design patterns you'll need to write clear and concise code—including object-oriented programming, documentation, typing, and tests.
Lesson 3
Building Modules
Large codebases are built by combining many smaller building blocks of code known as modules. We'll build on our knowledge of object-oriented programming to create scalable Python modules.
Lesson 4
Using Libraries
The Python community has thousands of publically available, open-source libraries we can use as modules in our software. We'll learn how we can install and use these resources!
Lesson 5
Python in Systems
We'll learn how to effectively interface with our software through the command line as well as use other powerful command-line tools in our Python code
Lesson 6
Python for Web
Learn how to use Python to consume web content and serve complex applications!
Lesson 7 • Project
Project: Motivational Meme Generator
For this project, you'll build a "meme generator". This will demonstrate your newly learned skills by creating a dynamic, data-rich application that generates images with quotes.
(Optional) Course 4 • 2 hours
Shell Workshop
Lesson 1
Shell Workshop
The Unix shell is a powerful tool for developers of all sorts. In this lesson, you'll get a quick introduction to the very basics of using it on your own computer.
Taught By The Best
Sam Redmond
Co-founder, Hedron Vision
Sam holds a BS in Math and MS in Computer Science from Stanford, where he created CS 41: The Python Programming Language and lectured for four years. Currently, he's cofounding Hedron Vision, developing headset-free holographic display technologies.
Gabriel Ruttner
Instructor
Gabe is the CTO at Ursa & Tech Advisor for Start-Ups. Gabe has expertise in building cloud-based machine learning and natural language processing services at early stage tech companies. He holds technical degrees from Cornell University and Stony Brook University.
Sam Redmond
Co-founder, Hedron Vision
Sam holds a BS in Math and MS in Computer Science from Stanford, where he created CS 41: The Python Programming Language and lectured for four years. Currently, he's cofounding Hedron Vision, developing headset-free holographic display technologies.
Gabriel Ruttner
Instructor
Gabe is the CTO at Ursa & Tech Advisor for Start-Ups. Gabe has expertise in building cloud-based machine learning and natural language processing services at early stage tech companies. He holds technical degrees from Cornell University and Stony Brook University.
Student Reviews
Average Rating: 4.4 Stars
115 Reviews
José Luis Correas
July 28, 2025
good teach
Zuleyma Sanchez
July 27, 2025
A little explanation on how to use the terminal more thoroughly would be nice to test out the code.
Darin
November 18, 2024
very challenging course especially the advance techniques
Robbert V
July 5, 2023
It's a great course to get deeper into Python. I've learned a lot from the course such as using advanced stuff like Decorators and Abstract Classes and also Frameworks such as Flask. The 2 projects were a lot of fun to work on and very educational and useful.
Fahad A
June 28, 2023
very bad, the lessons are basic you could find most of them can be found for free the oop lessons have no depth in them. there are no design pattern lessons, nothing important actually this is the most basic course anyone can take if you searched Python for beginners on youtube you could find more in-depth courses than this one.
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