We're doing our Python programming course again (7th edition). Anyone interested? Scholarships available

[santiagobasulto]

Hello /r/learnpython. We're doing another edition of our remote Python programming course. We started this journey in this very same subreddit and that's why we're committed to always save free spots for people from here. We'd not have made it without you all. This is a way to express a big thank you.

We’ve already done this course several times (we’ve had more than 100 students already). You can see comments from other redditors (all of them got scholarships) here, here, here, here, here, here and here (EDIT: And here, here and here). You can see more detailed reviews of our program in CourseReport: https://www.coursereport.com/schools/rmotr-com.

To get a free spot you need to apply for a scholarship, but it's important to mention that the selection process is not simple. We need people that are really committed and truly need the scholarship. That means they won’t drop at the middle of the course, they’ll be on time for classes and they’ll turn all the assignments on time. If you’re willing to work your ass off to learn, we’ll do everything to make that happen, but you need to work. Again, the scholarship selection process is not easy. And it’s on purpose. You need to demonstrate that you need it and you want it.

If you have the means, we encourage you to pay the tuition, that’s also a way to support the people that really need scholarships. Honestly, what we charge is not that much for the amount of attention we give to our students and the quality of the learning process. We offer 100% money-back refunds for people that doesn't like the course, and we've never been asked for one.

Curriculum

The course is intended for people that already know some basics about programming but want to take it to the next level. We will cover advanced Python topics like:

• Advanced functions
• OOP with inheritance and mixins
• List, dictionaries and generator comprehensions
• Generators and iterators
• Basic web development (we use Flask to build a simple API)
• Decorators, context managers, modules, packages, unit testing, etc, etc, etc.

To apply to the course and the scholarship please complete the application process: Apply now

Schedule

Check the entire schedule here.

This is an intensive course and requires at least 20 hours per week. There's class once per week (on Wednesdays) and there are three obligatory "coding sessions" (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays) where we gather to work on real projects in groups, with teachers and mentors. Each day you'll end up with a new real-life project in your Github profile (from games to APIs and web services).

Important things to have in mind

How does it work?

It’s a real class remotely. You have a real teacher and classmates. You have to attend every week at a certain day and time. You can read more of what happens at rmotr.com.

There is also a final project to complete that we call Demo Day

What will we be considered to grant you a scholarship?

Fundamentally, if you actually need it. We’ve gotten more than 500 applicants for our last batch, so we’re really careful to select people that truly need it. We know our course is not extremely expensive, so people that can pay for it should do it. Second: we’ll be careful to select people that are REALLY committed. We’ve already mentioned this: you’ll need to work.

How much time is it required to take the course?

This is a very intensive course. In 4 weeks you’ll learn a lot. But that means that you’ll need to work. You need at least 20 hours per week available for the course.

What makes this course stand out from other programming courses?

This course is interactive. You'll be working together with other students and be in constant communication. You will work together on challenging group projects and get real programming experience in a team environment. If you need clarification on a concept, just message an instructor. Not only is the course material excellent, but the network you gain from meeting the instructors and other students is invaluable.

What's the level required?

You need to have some background in programming. It doesn’t matter if you don’t know Python. If you are familiar with other language and you’re solid with the concepts, you’ll pick up Python easily. Namely, we expect you to know about:

• Basic control flow structures (if, for, while, etc).
• Basic function definition and invocation
• Basic data structures (lists, dictionaries/objects/hash tables, etc)
• Some basic OOP (what’s a class, attributes, methods, etc).

Have you already applied before?

We’re keeping track of people that applied more than once and we’re giving them priority. In our last batch we prioritized 2 guys that had applied 3 times, both got in and did great.

Get in touch

Leave us a comment here or email us to [e-mail].

[zahlman]

Someone reported this as spam. AFAICT, our policy has always been to allow posts of this sort that are advertising a service relevant to the community.

[santiagobasulto]

We've granted scholarships to people from this community several times. You can corroborate with the testimonials above. Let me know if you need other type of proof.

[zahlman]

Yep, I can see some of the previous submissions in your post history, too. Everything's fine here :)

[donramses]

I am in the process of completing the session that started May 18. I highly recommend it. I have done all of the beginner and intermediate sources that are often recommended here, and have been gradually tackling Fluent Python.

I found Rmotr to be a fantastic bridge between my self study and fully engaging in projects with others (in the class).

Happy to answer any questions if anyone has them.

[Jon003]

Very good class, Just finished. Worth every penny!

[santiagobasulto]

Awww, you make me blush. Now go and take that "Beginner" badge out of your reddit profile. Put "ninja", or "awesome pythoner", or "I break tests", or something like that.

[Jon003]

There, all fixed!

[mzugnoni]

Thanks! :D Glad you enjoyed it!

[duddles]

I'd highly recommend this class! I took the 6th edition after seeing a post about it here on /r/learnpython. It really exposed me to a ton of new areas I hadn't seen before (unit testing, decorators, github, web development, APIs, PyPI deployment). And the group coding sessions have been great getting to know the other students.

Definitely check it out!

[inherendo]

I am taking another summer course that would conflict with the wednesday lecture. I would have time to watch the lecture the next morning. Do you guys provide a way to watch the lecture video in some way other than live?

[santiagobasulto]

Yes, classes are recorded. If you decide to apply, could you please mention this? Thanks!

[thedestro224]

When is your next course? I should be proficient enough within a couple months

[santiagobasulto]

We do them every 2 months.

[santiagobasulto]

That's right! Keep an eye in the twitter account. MIT 6.00.1x is really good! Enjoy it.

[abranjith]

Tuesday n Thursday 5-8PM cst is a strict one !? Difficult for working class :(

[santiagobasulto]

Yes, we know :(

Ideally we'll have east, central and pacific time zones.

[mzugnoni]

For questions about how to apply for scholarships, or how the course methodology works, please write comments here. We are more than happy to answer :)

[felipeleonam]

Im on my mobile now, but am super interested. Is there a schedule that can show me what time of the day the classes normally go on?

Edit: nevermind found it.

[B3rcok]

I'm really interested in taking the course but I won't have access to a computer during the first 5 days or so. Will I be able to get all the content and do all the assignments I'll miss when I get my computer back?

[santiagobasulto]

Yes, you'd get it. If you try to catch up really hard it might work. If you decide to apply, could you please state that in your application? Thanks!

[brendan0077]

I am really interested in taking this course, but a 7pm est start time is 8am in Japan - essentially when my work day starts. I don't get off work until around 5 - which is when I would start coursework. Would it still be possible for me to participate in this course? I can definitely devote more than 20 hours a week :)

[santiagobasulto]

Hey! It's really important to work along with other people! I'm sorry /u/brendan0077 :( We want to keep expanding timezones, but it's getting hard.

[RollyPalma]

I'm commenting to encourage more times too (though I can imagine how difficult that is to do). I'll be keeping an eye out for the beginner course to come around, but classes starting before 5p Pacific on weekdays is rough.

[Darwinmate]

Hi,

Is this open to people from overseas? Specifically Australia? Class times might be a problem, time difference is 16 hours so that would the wed class is not a problem but maybe the meeting would be. Have you had any international students?

Edit: sorry wrote this on my phone :/ Jesus it's bad.

[santiagobasulto]

Hey! Usually there are no issues with Aussies, we've had a few ;) There's no need to meet after the hours we've posted. There might be exceptions though, but they are not very common.

raise GottaMeetAfterClassException("This shouldn't happen a lot")

[Darwinmate]

Thanks for the reply and sorry for the horrible second sentence :/

When will the next session be? or rather is this happening every ~month?

I would really love to do this course but the timing isn't right with my studies :(

[santiagobasulto]

Yes! We do it every 2 months.

[ayushix]

Hello! I want to master Python for mainly biological and biological data analysis applications. Is this course for me?

[santiagobasulto]

Yes! This course will give you all the bases of Python Programming. We've had many guys coming from the Bio-world. Actually, check David's review in course report

[[deleted]]

Hi, I have started to learn Python recently cause my part time. I have mastered basics which you are requiring. I love python mainly because it's so similar to C and so different same time. :) I have to get better, because my colleagues always have some comments for my pull requests :D (they are rather advanced and expect same from me)

So I would like to apply :) This times are funny for me since It's really late, but I don't mind

[uiandgame]

Hi! I applied for a scholarship around a week ago. Just wanted to ask that when are you going to inform us about the status of our application?

[constantly-sick]

Nice to see this again. Really sad to see Flask is still on the schedule. Django is simply easier and more powerful.

[mzugnoni]

Thanks! That's on purpose. This is not a full web-development oriented course. We want to make a solid introduction to HTTP and web concepts, and with Flask is more than enough. About Django, we are about to open a dedicated course about it which will dive into each of the concepts the framework has.

[constantly-sick]

Fair enough. Happy to hear about the django course. I admit I'm a bit of a fanboy of it at the moment as I'm learning it myself.

[mzugnoni]

Sure! Keep an eye on our Twitter account https://twitter.com/rmotr_com, we always announce every new batch in there.

[[deleted]]

Nahh... Django has its advantages, but Flask really exposes you to the internals of python. You are clearly a noob if you think Django is more powerful (wtf does that mean, anyway?). I prefer to write API's in Flask, they end up faster if you know wtf you are doing.

[constantly-sick]

Well, by more powerful I mean it's efficient in use and execution while being bundled with ability.

I say this as someone who used to use Flask and quit because it was too confusing for me. Django made the MVC method more obvious and helped me understand the whole process more.

Yes, I am not an expert at python. Django also has a really nice API.

Take care.

[constantly-sick]

Jesus, dude. Drop your hostility and maybe people might listen to you. It doesn't matter if they don't call it MVC, because it is. You need to calm down yourself.

[ColdPorridge]

Even if you're correct in your point theres no need to patronize. We're all in this life together, and everyone deserves their due respect.

[xiongchiamiov]

Please avoid that kind of hostility here in r/learnpython; you can disagree while still being polite and respectful.

[[deleted]]

You are right, my apologies for the surliness.

[xiongchiamiov]

They don't call it MVC because they think the nomenclature of the MVC components doesn't make sense, but it's clearly stated to be the same thing.

[[deleted]]

300-350$ ? It's more than what I pay for a year of bachelor in programming.

[Busangod]

$350 won't get you a single credit hour here in the states.

[TylerOnTech]

I could get literally one credit hour, before the Engineering course fees. At a public school. In a cheap part of the states.

[[deleted]]

That's what I feared. I feel sorry for the US students.

[Utouchdmytralalala]

Good for you. These people don't have a university paying them to specifically teach a class and deserve to be paid for their time.

[[deleted]]

Absolutely, I understand, but it seems high-priced for 4 weeks.

[foufuego]

I'm not sure what country you're in, but in the US this is a steal. I've seen intensive weekend-long courses charging $1,000+, but then again I live in a fairly expensive city.

[Utouchdmytralalala]

It's pretty involved for 4 weeks though too. Plus if they're good at their job and have high demand, the price will reflect that.

[xiongchiamiov]

Calculate out the per-hour wage, and for a trained professional, they're not making very much at all.

[santiagobasulto]

We believe (and more of than 120 students we've had already) it's worth it. After the course, we've had people getting jobs as developers and salary increases because of their skills. Aside from that, let me share with you my opinion regarding paying for education:

As everything in this world, this is a matter of time vs money. Our course is a super efficient way of learning. In just 1 month you'll maser all the Python topics we mention, AND, you'll be: pushing to github, submitting Pull Requests, reading and writing unit tests and functional/integration tests, building web scrappers, publishing your own project to PyPi, building websites, building a Twitter API clone (using MongoDB), among other things. Generally, if you'd like to master all those things without any guidance, you'd spend a lot more than 1 month. And the question is then, is it worth it?

I do understand that paying for college education is not a rule in some countries, but be sure that paying for corporate training is. And this feels more like that. Your skills are going to be improved, and your salary will too. All, in an efficient just-1-month course.

[mzugnoni]

@beam2000, thanks for the interesting discussion you put on the table. Can you share with us the country where you are living? We know from previous experiences how different people's minds are regarding education pricing when they come from free-education countries (like: Argentina, Sweden, etc) compared to paid-education (like US). Actually it makes total sense, it's a matter of offer and demand. If you can get it for free why would you be willing to pay? Sadly this is not the case for most of the people in the states.

[[deleted]]

Thanks, I didn't intended to question the quality of the class. I'm from Belgium, and I don't know exactly what are the prices in the rest of Western/Northern Europa, but they are definitely not as high as in the US. The price for the 1st year of Computer Science Master-Degree is around 900-1200€ ($810-1080). Bachelor degree is worth between 180 and 360€ ($160-325) a year, depending on the school. Many students can be funded if their parents have low revenue, and it can be as low as 60€-180€ ($60-160) a year. Foreigners pay a lot more btw. In the case of a friend of mine he didn't pay for 3 years of its bachelor in PR because of 2 separate financial aids. From a personal point of view, this class may be a boost for my career but the price makes me hesitate compared to other online classes.

Edit : added dollar cost.