Dave Ebbelaar

Learn Python from scratch and start building real AI applications. This is the fastest, beginner-friendly course Python for AI development. 📕 Course Handbook: https://go.datalumina.com/cm5P6b6 📥 Course Resources: https://go.datalumina.com/M2YfRW3 👊🏻 Let's connect on IG: https://www.instagram.com/daveebbelaar/ 🎙️ Try Glaido, the #1 dictation tool for developers: https://get.glaido.com/dave ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00:00 Introduction: Learn Python for AI 00:01:42 Course Overview & Structure 00:03:58 Installing Python 00:04:05 Installing Python on Windows 00:05:10 Installing Python on Mac 00:06:53 Installing VS Code 00:08:34 Setting Up VS Code (Extensions) 00:12:08 Customizing VS Code 00:13:31 Creating Your First Project 00:16:18 Creating a VS Code Workspace 00:18:02 Your First Python File (hello.py) 00:20:10 Running Python Code 00:26:23 Exercise & Recap 00:29:26 Course Resources & Community 00:31:07 Understanding Python Environments 00:33:15 Understanding Python Packages & Pip 00:34:00 Creating Virtual Environments (venv) 00:37:34 A Note on Anaconda 00:38:32 Installing Python Packages (pip install) 00:42:51 Using Python Packages (Import) 00:44:29 Interactive Python with Jupyter 00:48:30 Full Setup Recap & Exercise 00:51:36 What is Programming? 00:55:19 Understanding Python Syntax & PEP8 00:58:00 Understanding & Debugging Errors 01:01:33 Variables 01:06:03 Comments 01:09:48 Data Types Introduction 01:10:12 Numbers (Integers & Floats) 01:13:36 Strings 01:19:39 String Formatting (F strings) 01:21:49 String Methods 01:26:35 Booleans 01:31:02 Operators (Arithmetic, Comparison, Logical) 01:39:19 Shortcut Assignments (+=) 01:40:24 Control Flow Introduction 01:41:35 Conditional Statements (if, elif, else) 01:47:11 Loops (For Loops & range()) 01:52:13 Data Structures Introduction 01:53:32 Lists 01:59:10 Dictionaries 02:00:23 Tuples 02:01:37 Sets 02:05:51 Functions (Defining & Calling) 02:15:02 Function Parameters & Arguments 02:22:42 Global vs Local Variable Scope 02:28:50 Returning Values from Functions 02:37:37 External Tools (Modules, Packages) 02:40:48 Importing Modules & Built ins 02:47:56 Import Methods Summary 02:48:48 Installing Packages & requirements.txt 02:56:04 Working with APIs (Requests Example) 03:06:20 Working with Data Example (Pandas & Matplotlib) 03:10:46 Reading & Saving Data Files 03:14:50 Practical Python Introduction 03:16:47 Project Structure & Organization 03:22:02 Understanding File Paths 03:26:37 Working with Different File Types 03:34:05 Organizing Code into Modules 03:39:39 Error Handling (Try/Except) 03:45:31 Introduction to Classes (OOP) 03:49:09 Creating Your First Class (__init__, self) 03:57:04 Class Attributes vs Instances 04:00:10 Class Methods 04:05:23 Class Inheritance 04:07:32 When to Use Classes vs Functions 04:09:44 Introduction to Git & GitHub 04:12:31 Git Fundamentals 04:15:41 Installing Git 04:16:46 Basic Git Workflow 04:18:41 GitHub Account Setup & Authentication 04:22:37 Cloning GitHub Repositories 04:28:12 Creating Repositories & .gitignore 04:36:12 Using Git with VS Code UI 04:44:05 Environment Variables & Secrets (.env) 04:52:13 Using python dotenv Package 04:55:03 Introduction to Ruff (Linter & Formatter) 04:56:13 Setting Up Ruff in VS Code 04:57:23 Ruff in Action 05:01:10 Introduction to Uv (Modern Package Manager) 05:02:07 Installing Uv 05:02:30 Using Uv (uv init, add, sync) 05:09:01 Complete Python Project Workflow Exercise 05:11:13 Course Wrap up & What's Next 👋🏻 About Me Hi! I'm Dave, AI Engineer and founder of Datalumina®. On this channel, I share practical tutorials that teach developers how to build production-ready AI systems that actually work in the real world. Beyond these tutorials, I also help people start successful freelancing careers. Check out the links above to learn more!