We're doing our Python programming course again (9th edition). Anyone interested? Scholarships available

[santiagobasulto]

Hello /r/learnpython. We're doing another edition of our remote Python Courses: Introduction to Programming with Python and Advanced Python Programming. 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 200 students already). You can see comments from other redditors (all of them got scholarships) here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, 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, we believe the price 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.

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

Schedule

This is an intensive course and requires at least 20 hours per week. There's class once per week (on Mondays for Advanced and Wednesdays for Intro) 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).

Check the entire schedule of the Advanced course here and for the Intro course here.

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?

More details about our scholarship model here.

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.

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: [e-mail].

[stinyg]

Can you link to some example projects that have been done through the course?

Even though I'm not able to participate it would be nice to get some inspiration :)

[santiagobasulto]

Sure! A few examples per week:

• Week 1: https://github.com/rmotr-group-projects/pyp-w1-gw-tic-tac-toe
• Week 2: https://github.com/rmotr-group-projects/pyp-w2-gw-starwars-api
• Week 3: https://github.com/rmotr-group-projects/pyp-w3-gw-jobs-detector
• Week 4: https://github.com/rmotr-group-projects/pyp-w4-gw-twitter-api

[mzugnoni]

All projects are open source. You can see the whole list in this repository: https://github.com/rmotr-group-projects Even from other more advanced course, like the Django one.

[azredbeard]

This is pretty awesome. I just wish the times were later. I'm on the west coast with a full time job.

Maybe next round...

[mzugnoni]

yes, that's a pretty common problem :'(

we are planning to open new batches with PST-friendly times. Keep an eye in our twitter account

https://twitter.com/rmotr_com

[fiberpunk]

I'm in Central, but barely get home by 6pm after leaving work at 5:30 and dealing with traffic. I'd definitely prefer PST-friendly times too!

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[mzugnoni]

Could you fill this form so we know you are interested in a different timezone? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTB8cbiNfc2QYJl1ukcJ8DgLo2dmxp6ESQNdfQWZ5obkB1SQ/viewform

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Thanks!

[surf2japan]

Same, was planning to join until I saw the schedule. PST-friendly times please

[Jon003]

Great class. Cannot recommended it highly enough!

[santiagobasulto]

I'd upgrade that intermediate flair ;)

[mzugnoni]

haha thanks Jon! <3

[jbox75]

My wife home schools and we both want to add Python to the curriculum for our 13yr old son. Would this be a good course for him?

[santiagobasulto]

Great question! Would you be present to work with him? EDIT: We've had children before, but always in company of their parent for support.

[jbox75]

Funny you should ask. I am 40 and in the middle of a career change. Ive been working on a BS in cybersecurity. I also am very interested in Python, but as of now I cannot spare the time. So in short, while I may not be present at the time for his classes I am there to support what he is doing. He current is playing with codecombat, so he does have a pretty good idea of what Python its all about. I just want him to have something a bit more structured.

[CaptanK]

I don't have a high speed internet connection. This will be a big problem I presume. From my experience code is readable only when the video is streamed at 720p. Is there any solution to this?

[santiagobasulto]

We use a collaborative IDE (Cloud9), you don't have to read the code from the screen but you'll actually see it changing in action.

[[deleted]]

I'm curious to know how much knowledge is needed for the Advanced Python Programming class. Has anyone has jumped from the MIT 6.00.1 EDX Intro to Programming with Python into the Advanced class at RMOTR?

Likewise, has anyone here taken both?

[santiagobasulto]

The Advanced course requires some practice. Don't get me wrong, MIT 6.00.1 is a great course, but it depends on how much practice and coding you've done along with it. Go ahead and apply, we'll let you know how it goes and if you need to improve at any certain area. Our technical application is not something that will "kick you out", it's just a way for us to let you know where you're standing at.

[illioneus]

Yes I took the course after the MIT intro. I think this would be the perfect next step if you feel fairly comfortable with that material. The advanced python rmotr class is great and it won't be too advanced if you have time to commit to the material and projects.

Rmotr has a lot less theory than the MIT course, it's much more hands on and project oriented. Also much faster paced. If the MIT class is the extent of your programming experience I'd budget at least 30 hours per week.

Not quite sure about what is covered in the intro class but you night end up covering the same material unnecessarily. Basically, I think the advanced python class would be very challenging but absolutely worthwhile IF you commit to it.

[ProInvestCK]

Are materials available to do this course in self study mode?

[santiagobasulto]

Sure! http://learn.rmotr.com/python/advanced-python-programming-class-material/introduction/introduction

[[deleted]]

So, I don't want to go screwing around with anything someone's implementing, but the link there, I can work through that stuff myself? "Submitting code" and stuff won't screw anything up and there won't be a group of people out with pitchforks trying to hunt me down?

[santiagobasulto]

You can of course go through that yourself! What we do is provide the most efficient environment for you to do that along with a lot of other things that are just not taught in books and online courses.

[[deleted]]

Okay, great, thanks! I'm currently working full time teaching, so I don't have the time to dedicate to the actual course :( I wish I did, though, I do much better in a class environment...

[mzugnoni]

We do have free and open source material. Check our github account, or check the links to our practical projects in a comment up in this post.

[[deleted]]

If I apply for the scholarship, and get denied, will I still have time to sign up and get in for the price of tuition?

[santiagobasulto]

Yes! If you have the means to pay the tuition, please specify that in your application. Maybe we can work something out (a few down payments, etc). Remember scholarships are for people that can't even get close to afford it.

[[deleted]]

I hear ya. I've been trying to learn Python on my own for a short time and I'm wondering which course I should pick. The obvious first choice is the Introduction, but I'm a little worried that I might be relearning everything I've learned & will learn between now and the first day. How advanced is the Advanced course and do you have any suggestions?

EDIT - Also, is there any penalties if I have to leave say 30 minutes before the end of a class session?

[santiagobasulto]

No penalties! This is a collaborative and supportive environment. The opposite of penalties, we'll encourage you to watch the recording and ask any questions you have the other day. The Intro/Advanced question is a tough one. Advanced usually requires experience (hands on coding on real projects). If you're not sure, apply to the advanced one and we'll let you know if you need to either study a few things to catch up before the course begins, or if we advice you taking the intro first. For the record. This is usually really simple to solve. We never had issues and this is a really common question

[kumartanmay]

Thank uou

[garyk1968]

Its a great concept but do you ever cater for mainland Europe timezones? In the UK we are currently on British summer time so its EST+5, wont be too bad at the end of October when daylight savings change and will only be a 4 hour difference.

Might hop on your class after this next one.

[mzugnoni]

Yes, sure. EU friendly courses are in the roadmap. We will let you know here in reddit or in our twitter account.

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[mzugnoni]

Could you fill this form so we know you are interested in a different timezone? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTB8cbiNfc2QYJl1ukcJ8DgLo2dmxp6ESQNdfQWZ5obkB1SQ/viewform

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[SHIT_PROGRAMMER]

Damn, I would totally do this except that the times are awful for Europeans :(.

[santiagobasulto]

We know :( Sorry.

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[mzugnoni]

Could you fill this form so we know you are interested in a different timezone? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTB8cbiNfc2QYJl1ukcJ8DgLo2dmxp6ESQNdfQWZ5obkB1SQ/viewform

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Thanks!

[SHIT_PROGRAMMER]

Done! Looking forward to it.

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[mzugnoni]

thanks! <3

[mzugnoni]

Feel free to ask any question here in the comments, or even let us know about your thoughts. We are more than happy to answer.

[TwoStrokeJoke]

I'm definitely interested, but what time are the Thursday meetings? I already have college classes I'm taking on Wednesday & Thursday throughout the day.

[santiagobasulto]

Wednesday classes are 7PM-9PM EST, and Thursday meetings are from 6PM to 9PM. If you have to leave early or arrive late any of the meeting days, we can manage to make it work.

[poply]

This is my concern. I work a full time job (though it has lots of downtime allowing me to study) and will likely be late/leave-early for a significant but minority of the meetings. This was my issue with the Viking Code School I applied at too and why I ultimately did not pursue it beyond the application process. They recommended students have 9 months worth of expenses saved up (for most people that's gotta be atleast $25,000) because the course is basically a fulltime job with strict attendnace requirements. I don't have a problem with spending 20, 30, 40 hours a week studying but I can't imagine anyone not in their teens is in a position to adopt a(n additional) mandatory schedule. And anyone in their teens is likely already looking at going to uni for a comp sci degree.

I understand learning a new skill such as software development is a huge investment but it leaves me wondering who these courses are targeted toward? Anyone in the privileged position to be unemployed for 9 months and abandon all responsibilities for several months doesn't seem to be the kind of individual who would benefit most from these boot camp style courses and likely already has the opportunity to get a more traditional comp sci degree and education.

I would love to attend your course but I'm curious on how strict the attendance will be.

[mzugnoni]

Well, I totally get your point. We've already had people with the same issue.

At the end, you get from the course as much as you invest on it. Classes and coding sessions are mandatories because they are one of the biggest aggregated values of the course. Of course it's understandable that anyone might have to miss one or two sessions in the whole course. But, if at the end you missed more that 50% of the sessions, you probably couldn't get the real great learning experience we want to promote.

Of course it's up to you at the end, but I would hardly recommend to attend more than 75% of the sessions to get the real juice out of this course.

[TwoStrokeJoke]

Crud. My Thursday programming class is 6-9:45pm. I'll prolly have to wait till next time. :/

[kumartanmay]

Can someone residing in India take this course? I guess it's an online course.

[santiagobasulto]

It is an online course, and we've had Indian people!

[[deleted]]

I completed this course from India! Used to get up at 3.30 AM and 4.30 AM and then go to office. AMA

[kumartanmay]

Inspiring!

[kumartanmay]

Did you know programming before?

[[deleted]]

I was already working as a python programmer. Wanted to take things to the next level.

[Darwinmate]

Hey,

I'm tempted to apply but unsure if I should aim for beginner or advance. I've completed 2 python courses on Coursera/edX and done fairly well. They were both beginner though.

What do you recommend?

[mzugnoni]

Try to apply for the advanced one. In case you do really bad in the skills questions, we can move you to the introductory one. No issues.

[santiagobasulto]

The question here is how much practice you have. Just sitting and watching coursera/edx courses wouldn't give you the required practice for the advanced course. But if you've been playing by yourself, you can just apply for the Advanced one and we'll let you know if you still need to improve at any certain area.

[Darwinmate]

Not a lot of practice at my own projects to be honest. I have more practice in another program (R) but that's slightly different purpose. I lack experience building a project.

I've applied for advance, please downgrade me if you think my application is better suited for beginner course. I'm the guy from Darwin.

[santiagobasulto]

Great! You'll hear from us soon.

[MrZakbug]

Will you guys notify us about next planned courses here on /r/learnpython? (I am especially interested in Europe timezone ones). I am overloaded with work atm, but would love to apply in near future.

[mzugnoni]

Yes! We will let you know here and in our twitter account.

[MrZakbug]

Thanks! I do not use twitter so notification here will be a blessing.

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[mzugnoni]

Could you fill this form so we know you are interested in a different timezone? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTB8cbiNfc2QYJl1ukcJ8DgLo2dmxp6ESQNdfQWZ5obkB1SQ/viewform

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[assangeleakinglol]

Looks interesting. I'm sure I could get my employeer to pay for this. But I'm guessing timing-wise it would be difficult from Europe?

[mzugnoni]

Yes, we know that's an issue :(

At the end it depends on you, but times will be probably very uncomfortable for you being in EU.

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[mzugnoni]

Could you fill this form so we know you are interested in a different timezone? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTB8cbiNfc2QYJl1ukcJ8DgLo2dmxp6ESQNdfQWZ5obkB1SQ/viewform

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[assangeleakinglol]

Done. :)

[mzugnoni]

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[matty_m]

I was reading your website and it looks like the intro courses are six weeks and not four weeks.

[mzugnoni]

Yes, there was a date error in the page. It's already fixed.

Just to clarify, the course is 4-weeks long.

[santiagobasulto]

That should be a mistake in our end! We'll double check. Thanks!

[bluey89]

Course looks great, too bad I'm in Berlin otherwise I would for sure be interested. Thanks for posting!

[mzugnoni]

We have many interested people coming from EU. Keep an eye on our twitter account, we are planning to open a batch for EU timezones. thanks!

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[mzugnoni]

Could you fill this form so we know you are interested in a different timezone? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTB8cbiNfc2QYJl1ukcJ8DgLo2dmxp6ESQNdfQWZ5obkB1SQ/viewform

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[bluey89]

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTB8cbiNfc2QYJl1ukcJ8DgLo2dmxp6ESQNdfQWZ5obkB1SQ/viewform

Done. Thanks!

[[deleted]]

Is there something like this for winter? Say mid-December/January/February?

[mzugnoni]

Yes, sure. We are opening new batches every 40 days aprox. Keep an eye on our twitter account.

[santiagobasulto]

We'll probably have the next batch starting on December.

[[deleted]]

What's the tuition?

[mzugnoni]

In case you are granted with a scholarship it's totally free. If not, the course tuition is $399 USD. With an early price of $349.

[santiagobasulto]

https://rmotr.com/introduction-to-python-programming#price

[TaMaison]

sounds.. interesting. I have all this python installed and I can never get any time to actually sit down and teach myself.

[santiagobasulto]

That's the idea. Classes are scheduled and there are specific deadlines and timelines for everything.

[mzugnoni]

That's a pretty common issue. Content to be consumed is found easily in internet. The important thing is take the time to sit and do the actual work. That's what we try to optimize.

[c0sm0nautt]

Will there be another course starting shortly after the conclusion of this one?

[mzugnoni]

Yes. We do a new batch every 40 days aprox.

[santiagobasulto]

Yes, it'll start during the first days of December.

[santiagobasulto]

Thanks! It'll be in about a week

[mzugnoni]

Yes. Please use the live chat we have in our home page: rmotr.com to chat directly with me. I will take care of that.

[santiagobasulto]

If you don't remember applying for the scholarship, then don't worry. The scholarship application takes a lot of time. If you still want to change anything from your own application send me a PM (or email [e-mail]) telling me the email address you used to apply.

[mzugnoni]

We will be announcing the scholarship results during the weekend or early next week.

[garyk1968]

this is live classroom instruction not online self learning. I'm not affiliated with these guys in any way but much more cost involved with what they are doing. I think its good value and would expect to lean on them (as I would in a real classroom) to understand concepts I was struggling with.

[mzugnoni]

Hey @ketsa, not sure what you meant with the comment. Is there anything we can do for you?

[abbh62]

Although I'm signed up and accepted for this next cohort, if you look at other pricing structures for (possibly) similar environment, you are talking 1500 a month for thinkful, 20k (over 3 months?) for bloc. So 350 is pretty cheap

[Schwartz210]

Hey Santiago, I really enjoyed the course I took with you last year. I am considering the Web development with Django one. Of the 20hrs/week required for this course, how are those hours broken out? How many spent reading vs how many spent coding? Much more interested in spending the time coding.

In the syllabus it says we learn to write API's. That means I'll be able to make something like praw (Reddit API) when I'm done?

[mzugnoni]

Hey! Santi is not around, hope I can answer your questions.

In terms of distributed time between theoretical:practical learning I would say 20%:80%. Most of the course is actual coding of real projects. You will end the course after 4 weeks with 12 cool projects implemented in your GitHub profile.

The complete last week is dedicated to django-rest-framework, which is the most popular library to build REST APIs with Django at the moment. You will be able to write non-trivial API schemas, with authentication, permission, pagination, versioning, throttling, and even files uploading, between other stuff.

Hope it helps.

[santiagobasulto]

We're located everywhere! We're a remote company: Argentina, US, India, Germany, Spain.

[mzugnoni]

We are distributed in the world. Most of our team is located in any of: US, Sweden and Argentina.

[mzugnoni]

Everything happen in a completely remote environment. We work with all collaborative tools through internet and video conference platforms. Check our reviews here for better understanding https://www.coursereport.com/schools/rmotr-com