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Python + REST APIs for AI
Master Python for consuming and exposing AI APIs professionally: OOP, async/await, HTTP fundamentals, streaming SSE, error handling, rate limiting, cost optimization, and a production-ready Flask AI Gateway that integrates everything.
- 80
- lessons
- 10
- modules
- English · Spanish
- available in
- Yes
- certificate
- Free
- access
Outcomes
What you'll be able to do
- Build Python classes designed for API consumption (OOP + async/await + context managers)
- Understand HTTP and REST fundamentals from the AI Engineer perspective
- Consume OpenAI, Anthropic and Hugging Face APIs directly with requests (no SDK dependency)
- Implement real-time streaming responses with Server-Sent Events (SSE)
- Handle LLM-specific errors with exponential backoff and retry decorators
- Implement client-side rate limiting respecting RPM and TPM quotas
- Optimize API costs with token counting (tiktoken) and response caching
- Abstract multiple AI providers behind a unified interface for easy switching
- Build a complete Flask API Gateway with streaming, rate limiting and cost tracking
Before you start
What you need to bring
It's for you if...
- AI Engineers who need to consume LLM APIs professionally beyond simple tutorials
- Python developers transitioning to AI who want production-ready API skills from day one
- Backend developers who need to build services that integrate multiple AI providers
- Professionals building AI products who need streaming, rate limiting and cost optimization
- Students in the AI Engineering Path preparing for FastAPI and RAG implementation
Requirements and materials
- Python basics: variables, functions, loops, if/else
- JSON basics: what is an object, what is an array
- Basic terminal: running commands, cd, ls
- No prior knowledge of APIs, async, or AI required
Content
The syllabus, module by module
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Where it fits
This guide is part of something bigger
It's studied inside these programs, with support and dates.
Common questions
What people usually ask
No limit. It's a free guide: come in whenever you like, as often as you like.
No. Modules run from easier to harder, but you can jump to the one you need. Progress is saved per lesson.
Whatever is needed is listed under “What you need to bring”, above. If nothing is listed there, you can start from zero.
In the Club's WhatsApp group, and every two weeks there's a live with an instructor where questions get worked through.
Yes. It's issued automatically once you finish every lesson, with a verifiable code you can share on LinkedIn.
No. This guide is self-paced with no dates. The bootcamp is live, by cohort, with work someone reviews.
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