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STUDY RESOURCES

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Python for Data Analysis Track

200+

Python for Data Analytics 101 (PD101)

  Beginner +

  4-6 weeks

  English

  Core (Free), Pro (Paid)
General-Purpose
Programming Track

680k+

Python Essentials 1

  Beginner

  6-7 weeks

  English, Spanish, Japanese

  Free
General-Purpose
Programming Track

210k+

Python Essentials 2

  Intermediate

  58 hours

  English, Spanish

  Free
General-Purpose
Programming Track

46k+

Advanced OOP

  Intermediate/Advanced

  42 hours

  English

  Free
General-Purpose
Programming Track

13k+

Best Practices and Standardization

  Intermediate/Advanced

  10 hours

  English

  Free
General-Purpose
Programming Track

24k+

GUI Programming

  Intermediate/Advanced

  21 hours

  English

  Free
General-Purpose
Programming Track

21k+

Working with RESTful APIs

  Intermediate/Advanced

  21 hours

  English

  Free
General-Purpose
Programming Track

24k+

File Processing

  Intermediate/Advanced

  21 hours

  English

  Free
Python for Testing Track

5300+

Python for Testing 101 (PT101)

  Beginner Plus

  20-30 hours

  English

  Free
Python for Testing Track

400+

Python for Testing 102 (PT102)

  Intermediate

  30-40 hours

  English

  Free



EXAMS

Certification exams at your fingertips


General-Purpose
Programming Track
PCEP Badge

PCEP™ – Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer

Level: Entry

Delivery Channel: Edube Interactive (OpenEDG Testing Service)

Cost: USD 69

Language: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Japanese
General-Purpose
Programming Track
PCAP Badge

PCAP™ – Certified Associate Python Programmer

Level: Associate

Delivery Channel: Edube Interactive (OpenEDG Testing Service)

Cost: USD 295

Language: English, Spanish, Japanese
General-Purpose
Programming Track
PCPP1 Badge

PCPP1™ – Certified Professional Python Programmer 1

Level: Professional

Delivery Channel: Pearson VUE/OnVUE Online Proctoring

Cost: USD 295

Language: English
Data Science Track
PCED Badge

PCED™ – Certified Entry-Level Data Analyst with Python

Level: Entry

Delivery Channel: Edube Interactive (OpenEDG Testing Service)

Cost: USD 69

Language: English, Spanish
Data Science Track
PCAD Badge

PCAD™ – Certified Associate Data Analyst with Python

Level: Associate

Delivery Channel: Edube Interactive (OpenEDG Testing Service)

Cost: USD 295

Language: English
Testing Track
PCET Badge

PCET™ – Certified Entry-Level Tester with Python

Level: Entry

Delivery Channel: Edube Interactive (OpenEDG Testing Service)

Cost: USD 69

Language: English, Spanish
Testing Track
PCAT Badge

PCAT™ – Certified Associate Tester with Python

Level: Associate

Delivery Channel: Edube Interactive (OpenEDG Testing Service)

Cost: USD 195

Language: English
Security Track
PCES Badge

PCES™ – Certified Entry-Level Security Specialist with Python

Level: Entry

Delivery Channel: Edube Interactive (OpenEDG Testing Service)

Cost: USD 69

Language: English
AI Track
PCEI Badge

PCEI™ – Certified Entry-Level AI Specialist with Python

Level: Entry

Delivery Channel: Edube Interactive (OpenEDG Testing Service)

Cost: USD 69

Language: English
Automation Track
PCEA Badge

PCEA™ – Certified Entry-Level Automation Specialist with Python

Level: Entry

Delivery Channel: Edube Interactive (OpenEDG Testing Service)

Cost: USD 69

Language: English



CERTIFICATION ROADMAP

Plan your certification pathway


General-Purpose Programming

PCEP-30-0x

Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer

 Active

PCAP-31-0x

Certified Associate Python Programmer

 Active

PCPP1-32-10x

Certified Professional Python Programmer 1

 Active

PCPP2-32-20x

Certified Professional Python Programmer 2

 Work in progress

Data Science

PCED-30-0x

Certified Entry-Level Data Analyst with Python

 Active

PCAD-31-0x

Certified Associate Data Analyst with Python

 Active

Testing

PCET-30-0x

Certified Entry-Level Tester with Python

 Active

PCAT-31-0x

Certified Associate Tester with Python

 Active

PCPT-32-0x

Certified Professional Tester with Python

 Work in progress

Security

PCES-30-0x

Certified Entry-Level Security Specialist with Python

 Active (small market trial)

PCAS-31-0x

Certified Associate Security Specialist with Python

 Work in progress

Automation

PCEA-30-0x

Certified Entry-Level Automation Specialist with Python

 Active (small market trial)

PCAA-31-0x

Certified Associate Automation Specialist with Python

 Work in progress

Artificial Intelligence

PCEI-30-0x

Certified Entry-Level AI Specialist with Python

Active

PCAI-31-0x

Certified Associate AI Specialist with Python

 Work in progress

Web Development

PCEW-30-0x

Certified Entry-Level Web Developer with Python

 Work in progress

PCAW-31-0x

Certified Associate Web Developer with Python

 Work in progress







WHO WE ARE

Teaching Python, empowering professionals

We’re a nonprofit initiative by OpenEDG, fostering Python learning and career growth worldwide. Driven by partnerships with schools, universities, and institutions, we design tailored curricula, tools, certifications, and assessments to bridge education and industry. Backed by open-source values, we empower all levels – from beginners to pros – to sharpen their Python skills and succeed in diverse fields.

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TESTIMONIALS

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Fabio Miguel Blaska da Fonseca

Cross-Product Lead Consultant at DELL Technologies, Brazil

I recommend the Python Essentials course because of its didactic methodology, and the exercises and labs which provide students with a good understanding of each covered topic. They are very clear and detailed, and gave me a great experience on my Python programming journey.

Alexandra Mihaela

DevOps Engineer at Gameloft, Romania

The Python Essentials course was very helpful. The syllabus is great – I knew exactly what I had to learn for the PCAP exam. The examples and exercises were very interesting and useful at the same time, and they helped me better understand the problems that must be solved.

Jan Bieck

Data Analytics Associate at PwC Deutschland, Germany

In my job as an Analytics Associate at PwC, I work a lot with Python, and working with classes and functions became a must-have. This is where you do a great job: you give plenty of explanations, they are easy to digest, and always accompanied by simple code examples, but never too much theory in the form of pure text.

Fabio Miguel Blaska da Fonseca

Cross-Product Lead Consultant at DELL Technologies, Brazil

I recommend the Python Essentials course because of its didactic methodology, and the exercises and labs which provide students with a good understanding of each covered topic. They are very clear and detailed, and gave me a great experience on my Python programming journey.

Alexandra Mihaela

DevOps Engineer at Gameloft, Romania

The Python Essentials course was very helpful. The syllabus is great – I knew exactly what I had to learn for the PCAP exam. The examples and exercises were very interesting and useful at the same time, and they helped me better understand the problems that must be solved.

Jan Bieck

Data Analytics Associate at PwC Deutschland, Germany

In my job as an Analytics Associate at PwC, I work a lot with Python, and working with classes and functions became a must-have. This is where you do a great job: you give plenty of explanations, they are easy to digest, and always accompanied by simple code examples, but never too much theory in the form of pure text.

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Edube Sandbox™

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Edube Interactive™

Online e-learning platform

TestNow™

Online testing system





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