Self-Paced Foundation Course · Manifold AI Learning

Build the Python Automation Foundation Behind Production AI Systems.

A practical self-paced course to help engineers build strong Python automation foundations across files, CLI tools, Linux utilities, Docker, GitHub Actions, AWS, CI/CD, testing, infrastructure automation, MLOps, AIOps, and production AI workflows.

  • 13 sections
  • 109 lectures
  • 14+ hours of structured training
  • Docker · GitHub Actions · AWS
  • Pytest · Pulumi · MLOps · AIOps
  • Practical automation-first path
₹1,999📚 Self-paced

Built for engineers moving into production AI systems — not a hype course, not a generic Python 101.

🛠 Stack You Will Work With

The full toolchain behind production AI automation.

Python
CLI · argparse · Click
Fabric · psutil
Docker
GitHub Actions
AWS IAM · S3 · EC2
Pytest & Fixtures
Pulumi IaC
13
Sections
109
Lectures
14h+
Training
The Real Gap

Most Learners Jump Into Agentic AI Without an Automation Foundation.

Agentic AI systems are not just prompts. They need automation, packaging, testing, deployment, infrastructure, and operational discipline. Skipping the foundation shows up later — in production.

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Shaky Python fundamentals

Comfortable in notebooks, but writing production Python scripts feels foreign.

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File & folder automation

Struggle to move, parse, and orchestrate real project files at scale.

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CLI tools & system commands

Cannot cleanly wrap workflows into CLIs, or drive Linux from Python.

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Docker basics

Copy Dockerfiles from the internet, but don't understand what they do.

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GitHub Actions & CI/CD flows

Wire up YAML by trial and error, without a real mental model.

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AWS setup, IAM, deployment

IAM, S3, EC2, credentials, CI-to-cloud pipelines — still feel opaque.

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Testing with Pytest

Write "it works on my machine" scripts, no fixtures, no test discipline.

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Infrastructure automation

Provision by clicking through consoles, not through code.

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MLOps / AIOps workflows

Understand the words — but the actual operational discipline is missing.

Agentic AI systems are not just prompts. They need automation, packaging, testing, deployment, infrastructure, and operational discipline. That's what this course builds.

Why This Course Exists

Strengthen the Automation Layer Before You Build the AI Layer.

Before learners build production-style Agentic AI systems, they should be fluent with the automation, packaging, and operational plumbing that sits underneath them.

Modern AI engineering is not just about calling an LLM. It's about writing Python that automates real work — parsing files, running tools, wiring pipelines, packaging environments, testing behaviour, and shipping to real infrastructure. Every senior AI engineer we've mentored has one thing in common: they were fluent in this layer first.

This course strengthens exactly that layer, in a self-paced, hands-on, production-oriented way. By the end, you should be comfortable across the full Python automation toolchain that supports Agentic AI, GenAI, RAG, MLOps, and AIOps workflows.

Write Python scripts
Automate files & folders
Build CLI tools
Interact with Linux utilities
Package Python projects
Use Docker
Create GitHub Actions workflows
Work with AWS basics
Build CI/CD flows
Test Python projects
Automate infrastructure
Understand MLOps & AIOps
Fit Check

Is This Right for You?

Two lists. Read both honestly — a five-minute check now saves weeks later.

check_circle Built for you if you are

  • A software engineer moving into AI engineering
  • A backend engineer learning production AI systems
  • A DevOps engineer moving toward AI automation
  • An MLOps engineer who needs stronger Python foundations
  • A QA / test engineer moving into AI testing & automation
  • A data engineer or data professional learning automation
  • Preparing for Agentic AI, GenAI, RAG, MLOps, or production AI projects
  • Someone who wants to be more comfortable with CLI, Docker, AWS, CI/CD, and testing

block Not the right fit if you are

  • Only interested in prompt engineering
  • Looking for a pure Agentic AI project course
  • An absolute beginner who does not want to practise coding
  • Expecting only theory, no hands-on work
  • Looking for a no-code learning path
  • Expecting this one course to make you an Agentic AI expert on its own
Outcomes

What You Will Learn

By the end of this course, you will be comfortable across the full Python automation toolchain that sits under Agentic AI, GenAI, MLOps, and AIOps systems.

Python fundamentals needed for automation

File & filesystem automation with os, shutil, pathlib

Working with text, binary, and common project file formats

CLI automation using sys, os, subprocess, argparse, Click, Fire

Linux automation with Fabric and psutil

Python package management & packaging workflows

Docker basics for Python and AI projects

GitHub Actions for Python project automation

AWS basics for CI/CD and automation workflows

CI/CD deployment to AWS EC2 using GitHub Actions

Pytest basics for testing automation workflows

Infrastructure automation using Pulumi

MLOps and AIOps foundations — enough operational discipline to plug into serious AI workflows.

Positioning

Why Python Automation Matters for Agentic AI

Agents don't just think — they execute. Every action they take runs through the same automation layer you are about to learn.

⚡ The Support Layer

Agentic AI is only as strong as the automation underneath it.

Agentic AI systems constantly need to run real actions in the world — call tools, read and write files, run workflows, execute CLI commands, interact with APIs, manage configuration, use Dockerised services, trigger CI/CD, run tests, and connect to cloud infrastructure. Every one of those actions is Python automation, wrapped in production discipline. This course builds that foundation.

Call tools reliably
Read & write files
Run workflows
Execute CLI commands
Interact with APIs
Manage configuration
Use Dockerised services
Trigger CI/CD pipelines
Run tests
Connect to cloud infrastructure
Monitor system behaviour
Package repeatable environments
Full Curriculum

13 Sections · 109 Lectures · 14h 52m

Every section, every lecture, every topic — no skips. Click any section to expand the full lecture list.

13 sections109 lectures14h 52m total runtimeSelf-paced access
01
Introduction
3 lectures · 12m 26s
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  • Introduction
  • What Makes This Course Unique?
  • Slide Resources and Source Code
02
Python Essentials for DevOps, MLOps & AIOps
39 lectures · 5h 46m 58s
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  • Introduction to Python
  • Installing and Running Python
  • Variables and Data Types in Python
  • Jupyter Lab Interface Quick Tour
  • Variables and Data Types — Hands On
  • Comments in Python Programming Language
  • Operators in Python Programming
  • Operators in Python — Hands On
  • Built-in Functions in Python Programming
  • Built-in Functions in Python Programming — Hands On
  • Built-in Functions in Python Programming — Part 2 — Hands On
  • Sequences in Python
  • Hands On Python Strings — Sequence Operations
  • Hands On Python List — Sequence Operations
  • Hands On Python Tuple — Sequence Operations
  • Hands On Python Dictionary — Sequence Operations
  • Hands On Python Sets — Sequence Operations
  • Hands On Python Range — Sequence Operations
  • Execution Control in Python
  • Hands On — Conditional Statements in Python
  • Hands On — For Control Statements in Python
  • Hands On — While Control Statements in Python
  • Hands On — Loop Control Statements in Python Programming
  • Exception Handling in Python
  • String Formatting in Python
  • String Formatting — Hands On
  • User Defined Functions in Python
  • User Defined Functions & Scope of Variables — Hands On
  • Anonymous Functions — Lambda
  • Advanced Functions — map, filter, list & dict comprehension
  • Modules in Python
  • Modules in Python — Hands On
  • Regular Expressions
  • Regular Expressions Hands On
  • Introduction to Object Oriented Python
  • Hands On — Classes and Objects
  • Object Oriented Concepts in Python
  • Object Oriented Concepts — Hands On
  • Section Summary
03
Python File Automation — Working with Files and Filesystem
10 lectures · 1h 28m 06s
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  • Introduction to Python File Automation
  • Working with Files and Directory
  • Working with Text Files
  • Working with Binary Files
  • Working with Common File Formats in DevOps, MLOps, AIOps Projects
  • Working with Common File Formats in DevOps, MLOps, AIOps Projects — Part 2
  • Strategies for Working with Large Files
  • Encryption and Cryptography using Python
  • Working with Directories in Python — os, shutil, pathlib
  • Examples from MLOps
04
Command Line Automation — DevOps, MLOps & AIOps
11 lectures · 1h 46m 45s
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  • Introduction to Working with Command Lines
  • Working with sys Module — Hands On
  • Working with os Module
  • Working with subprocess Module
  • Working with Command Line Tools
  • sys.argv — Command Line Inputs
  • Argparse — Parsing Command Line Inputs
  • Function Decorators
  • Parsing the Command Line using Click
  • Creating a More Complex CLI using Click
  • Working with Fire Package
05
Linux Utilities with Python
4 lectures · 20m 18s
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  • Introduction to Python Fabric Library
  • Hands On Python Fabric
  • Monitor the System with psutil
  • Hands On psutil
06
Python Package Management
3 lectures · 38m 44s
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  • Introduction to Python Package Management
  • Hands On Package Management with Python
  • Hands On MLOps Package to PyPI
07
Docker for DevOps, MLOps & AIOps
4 lectures · 36m 30s
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  • Introduction to DevOps
  • Introduction to Docker
  • Docker Installation
  • Docker Hands On
08
GitHub Actions for Python Projects
5 lectures · 36m 08s
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  • Introduction to GitHub Actions
  • Quick Demo on GitHub Actions YAML File
  • Understanding GitHub Actions YAML File
  • Create GitHub Actions from Scratch
  • Configure Workflow Based on Use Case
09
Getting Started with AWS — Prep Work for CI/CD Pipeline for Python Projects
15 lectures · 1h 25m 28s
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  • Agenda of the Section
  • Create AWS Account
  • Setting up MFA on Root Account
  • Create IAM Account and Account Alias
  • Setup CLI with Credentials
  • IAM Policy
  • IAM Policy Generator & Attachment
  • Delete the IAM User
  • S3 Bucket and Storage Classes
  • Creation of S3 Bucket from Console
  • Creation of S3 Bucket from CLI
  • Version Enablement in S3
  • Introduction to EC2 Instances
  • Launch EC2 Instance & SSH into EC2 Instances
  • Clean Up Activity
10
CI/CD Pipeline with GitHub Actions — AWS EC2 Instances
4 lectures · 33m 10s
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  • Agenda of the Section
  • Exploring the Files of CI/CD Python
  • Pre-requisite Setup for CI/CD Pipeline
  • Test the CI/CD with AWS
11
Pytest for MLOps & AIOps
3 lectures · 29m 35s
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  • Introduction to Pytest
  • Pytest Hands On
  • Pytest Fixtures
12
Infrastructure Automation using Python
5 lectures · 35m 55s
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  • Introduction to IaC
  • Introducing Pulumi
  • Getting System Ready
  • Pulumi Hands On
  • Pulumi with Advanced Use Case — EC2 with Security Group
13
MLOps / AIOps
3 lectures · 22m 44s
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  • Introducing MLOps
  • Hands On Demo MLOps
  • Testing the MLOps
Learning Path

A Clear 10-Step Path from Python Basics to Production AI Automation.

Each step builds on the previous one, so the automation muscle memory is deep by the time you touch Agentic AI systems.

01

Python programming foundations

Syntax, control flow, OOP — the language, done properly.

02

File, folder, and format automation

Text, binary, common DevOps/MLOps formats.

03

CLI and command-line automation

sys, os, subprocess, argparse, Click, Fire.

04

Linux and system automation

Fabric for remote automation. psutil for monitoring.

05

Packaging, Docker, GitHub Actions

Ship repeatable Python; automate builds.

06

AWS and CI/CD workflows

IAM, S3, EC2, CLI, and pipelines to real cloud.

07

Testing with Pytest

Fixtures, structure, discipline for real code.

08

Infrastructure automation with Pulumi

Provision cloud infra as versioned Python code.

09

MLOps & AIOps automation foundations

Wire the operational discipline into your Python workflows.

10

Use these foundations for Agentic AI & production AI workflows

Every tool call, file operation, deployment, and test an agent will need — you already know how to build.

Honest Positioning

This Is a Foundation Course, Not an Agentic AI Course.

We are direct about what this course is — and what it isn't.

This is not a dedicated Agentic AI implementation course. Instead, it builds the automation foundation that supports Agentic AI systems.

Agentic AI systems often depend on the following capabilities, all of which are ultimately Python automation problems dressed up in AI clothing:

Tool execution
File operations
CLI automation
Background workflows
Deployment pipelines
System monitoring
Testing and validation
Cloud infrastructure
Packaging & repeatable environments
Configuration management

This course strengthens those fundamentals so that when you move into serious Agentic AI, GenAI, RAG, or MLOps projects, you are not blocked at the plumbing layer.

Fair expectation: Advanced Agentic AI, RAG, AI Evals, and production AI systems need additional focused learning on top of this course. This is the base, not the ceiling.
Why This, Not That

What Makes This Different

Six deliberate design choices that separate this course from generic Python content.

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Not a generic Python course

Every topic is anchored to an automation, DevOps, MLOps, or AIOps use case.

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Not theory-only

Nearly every lecture is a hands-on demonstration, not a slide walk-through.

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Built around automation use cases

Files, CLI, Linux, cloud, CI/CD — framed as automation problems.

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Python + DevOps + MLOps + AIOps

One course, four adjacent disciplines integrated into one path.

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Production-style workflows

You leave more comfortable with the real workflows engineers use in production.

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Useful before deeper AI work

Meant as the foundation before Agentic AI, GenAI, RAG, AI Evals, and MLOps projects.

Course Includes

Everything You Get with Enrolment

Structured content, hands-on demonstrations, and the reference material to go back to when you need it.

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Docker · GHA · AWS · Pytest · Pulumi
Enrolment

Enrol in the Foundation Course

Practical foundation pricing. Self-paced access. Source code and resources included.

Self-Paced · Foundation Course
Python Automation for Agentic AI & MLOps

13 sections · 109 lectures · 14+ hours · hands-on Python demonstrations · source code & resources included.

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  • Self-paced access to all 13 sections and 109 lectures
  • 14+ hours of structured hands-on training
  • Source code for every hands-on demonstration
  • Slide decks and reference resources
  • Docker, GitHub Actions, AWS, Pytest, Pulumi hands-on
  • DevOps, MLOps, and AIOps automation examples
  • Practical foundation before Agentic AI, GenAI, and RAG work
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Self-paced · foundation-focused · no hype, no guarantee — a practical course, honestly priced.

FAQ

Common Questions

Direct answers to what comes up most often before enrolling.

Is this a beginner Python course?

It starts with Python essentials, but it is positioned toward automation for DevOps, MLOps, AIOps, and production AI workflows — not general-purpose Python 101.

Is this an Agentic AI course?

No. It is a Python automation foundation course that supports learners who want to build Agentic AI, GenAI, MLOps, and automation-heavy systems later. This course strengthens the plumbing layer.

Do I need prior Python experience?

Basic programming familiarity helps, but the course includes Python essentials covering syntax, data structures, control flow, and OOP.

Does this cover Docker?

Yes — Docker basics and hands-on are included, framed around Python and AI projects.

Does this cover GitHub Actions?

Yes — GitHub Actions for Python projects is included, from YAML fundamentals to configuring workflows for real use cases.

Does this cover AWS?

Yes — AWS account setup, IAM, S3, EC2, CLI setup, and CI/CD preparation are included, plus a full CI/CD pipeline from GitHub Actions to AWS EC2.

Does this cover testing?

Yes — Pytest basics and fixtures are covered so you can bring testing discipline to your automation workflows.

Does this cover MLOps?

Yes — the course includes MLOps and AIOps foundation sections and examples. This is a foundation layer, not a specialised MLOps course.

Is this enough before joining advanced AI courses?

It is a strong foundation course. Advanced Agentic AI, RAG, AI Evals, and production AI systems require additional focused learning on top of this course. Think of this as the base you should have before deeper AI work.

Build the Python Automation Foundation Behind Production AI Systems.

If you want to move into Agentic AI, GenAI, MLOps, AIOps, or production AI engineering, start by strengthening the automation layer. This is the base every serious AI engineer builds on.

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