Build an AI Agent in Python
Build a tiny coding agent that can read files, edit code, run Python, and loop on feedback.
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What you'll learn in this Python course
Write a toy agentic code editor in Python, similar to Claude Code or Cursor's Agent Mode. Understand how agents work from scratch by using free models on OpenRouter (via the OpenAI SDK) to create an LLM-powered code agent. You'll use function calling and feedback loops to build an agent that can find and fix bugs in a real project!
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I learned a lot! This is the best coding learning experience I've had in a minute. The instructions were just enough to get you to understand what you needed to do but leaving room to go out and learn on your on at the same time! Overall great learning experience.
Mohamed Elbana
Egypt
Good course overall, though as usual frustrating to work in WSL
Adam Richardson
United States
Fun course, it guides you through a very complex yet well designed course to eventually build your own ai-agent!
Max Yang
United States
Great to follow through, slightly terrifying letting an AI project loose.
George Wallace
Glasgow, Scotland
project really helps in giving insight on how these AI Code agents work and opens you up to the idea of building LLM agents for all kinds of things
Sajal Gupta
Chicago IL
I loved seeing this "agent" come to life but I definitely noticed the reduction in "hand-holding" compared to earlier courses. I felt lost a lot more often and had trouble understanding instructions or found them vague. It was fun overall, but could have benefitted from more "theory" I feel like.
Ismar Iljazovic
Zurich, Switzerland
Building an autonomous coding agent from scratch was a fantastic and genuinely exciting experience. Seeing the agent actually debug and fix code on its own by the end of the project felt rewarding and showcases how relevant this material is right now. That being said, the difficulty jump is brutal compared to the earlier Python basics. It really throws you into the deep end like a Spartan trial. Solving it felt almost impossible without pair programming alongside an LLM/assistant to understand
Jorbaty
Kyiv, Ukraine
with this course , you also ending up being prompt engineer! but very deep and interesting course indeed!
Egide Tuyishime
Rwanda
Interesting Course. But an option to do this course with a self hosted LLM would be great.
Max
Germany
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