Build a dependable Python foundation
Use Python 3.12+, create isolated projects, write typed functions, handle errors, and test behavior with pytest.
Learning roadmap
Learn in the order real systems demand.
Start with solid Python, ship a small application, automate a real task, then add agent behavior where it earns its complexity.
Turn code into a working application
Build a small API or data workflow. Add inputs, outputs, logs, tests, and one repeatable deployment command.
Automate a real workflow
Choose one repeatable task, define its failure boundaries, and make every run observable and safe to retry.
Add an agent only where judgment is needed
Learn the model-tool loop, structured output, state, guardrails, evaluation, and human review before adding orchestration.
Featured guide
Run and test the agent loop before the framework.
A no-key troubleshooting agent with bounded tools, an action trace, a hard step limit, and three unit tests.
Build a testable Python agent loop
Create two files, run a deterministic troubleshooting agent, and verify both success and failure paths with unittest.
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