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Good course. Very fast progress without any prior Python knowledge.
Daniel Fuchs, GIGATRONIK Ingolstadt GmbH, about the German version of the course "Python for Programmers" more ...

Very nice course, got many useful suggestions.
Dr.-Ing. Ralf Wieland, Institut für Landschaftssystemanalyse, Leibniz-Zentrum für Agrarlandschaftsforschung e.V. about the German version of the course "Python for Scientists and Engineers" more ...

Mike is an outstanding teacher ... I will look for his classes in the future.
Jannifer Trasti, Software/Systems Engineer, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA more ...

The Python Summer Course was a very good opportunity to know almost all about Python. ... Highly recommended!!
Fabio Lamanna, Ph.D. Complex Transportation Networks, Trieste, Italy more ...

We had a wide range of Python experience in our group and each person gained something valuable to take away....
Dr. Ryan Woodard, Chair of Entrepreneurial Risks, ETH Zurich, Switzerland more ...

I can absolutely recommend this course to everybody who wants become productive with Python very quickly. ...
Dr. med. Beat Meister, Bern, Switzerland more ...

The standard Python for programmers and the customized "Python for Experts" course where a great success. ...
Bart Hillaert, Alcatel-Lucent Belgium more ...

[The trainer] knows well what scientists need, so his hints are very practical and valuable. The hands-on course [..] covers a wide range of examples and will be very helpful in my daily work. ...
Dorota Jarecka, University of Warsaw about the course "Python for Scientists and Engineers" more ...

The course "Python for Scientists and Engineers" is a very useful introduction to Python programming for scientific applications ...
Dr Mihai Duta, Oxford Supercomputing Centre more ...

Very good introduction to the programming language.
Matthias Enderle, freelancer programmer more ...

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Open Python Courses

Course Topics

Currently we offer the courses Python for Nonprogrammers for participants without programming knowledge and Python for Programmers if they have experience with programming. The course Python for Scientists and Engineers introduces Python tools for scientific and technical applications.

Please look at the course dates for current course offerings.

Other Courses

The are many courses detailed under Special Topics that are offered as Company Courses only.

However, if you are interested in one of these courses as an individual please contact us. We might be able to place you in a company course or, if there is enough demand, set up an open course for the topic.

International

All courses are offered in English as well as in German.

Course Location

The courses are given at the teaching center of the Python Academy here in Leipzig. There are several hotels in the vicinity of the center. A tram trip from the city center (main railway station) takes only about 16 minutes. Therefore, any hotel in the city center is also convenient.

Organizational Details

A course day starts at 9am and ends 5pm.

Cold and warms drinks and snacks throughout the day as well as a full-size lunch in a restaurant are included in the course fee.

We provide teaching computers with Windows installed. You are welcome to bring your own notebook with the OS of your choice. Please tell us in advance if you plan to do so. We will inform you about the software needed for the course.

Besides the comprehensive teaching material, every participant of the introductory course will also receive a Python textbook.

News

Python Academy founder receives PSF Community Service Award
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Course: "Python for Programmers" (English) in Leipzig February 6 - 8, 2012
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Course: "SQLAlchemy" (English) in Leipzig February 9, 2012
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Course: "Camelot" (English) in Leipzig February 10, 2012
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Next Meeting of Leipzig Python User Group, February 14, 2012
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Course: "Python for Scientists and Engineers" (English) in Chicago (USA) February 28 - March 2, 2012
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Tutorial: "Faster Python Programs through Optimization" (English) in Santa Clara (USA) March 7 at PyCon US 2012
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Tutorial: "Plotting with matplotlib" (English) in Santa Clara (USA) March 8 at PyCon US 2012
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Presentation: "Python and HDF5 - Fast Storage for Large Data" (Englisch) in Santa Clara (USA) March 10 at PyCon US 2012
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Course: "Python für Programmierer" (German) in Leipzig April 16 - 18, 2012
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Course: "Python für Wissenschaftler und Ingenieure" (German) in Leipzig April 19 - 21, 2012
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Course: "Einstieg in Django" (German) in Leipzig April 23 - 25, 2012
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Course: "Django für Fortgeschrittene" (German) in Leipzig April 26 - 27, 2012
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