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Learn Python 4 AI with me

My 6-Month Public Journey: From Zero to Building AI with Python I’m a complete beginner in programming, and I’ve decided to learn Python from absolute scratch—with only one goal: to master it for Artificial Intelligence. Starting December 2025, I’m committing the next 6 months (26 weeks, 10 hours/week) to openly learn and teach Python exclusively for AI. Every week I will: * * Learn a new topic as a total novice * Record a simple, honest video explaining it (mistakes included!) * Uploa

Dr. B.V.R.C. Purushottam
Dr. B.V.R.C. Purushottam, IAS
9 December 2025 · 1 min read
The Late Compiler

My 6-Month Public Journey: From Zero to Building AI with Python

I’m a complete beginner in programming, and I’ve decided to learn Python from absolute scratch—with only one goal: to master it for Artificial Intelligence.

Starting December 2025, I’m committing the next 6 months (26 weeks, 10 hours/week) to openly learn and teach Python exclusively for AI. Every week I will:

    • Learn a new topic as a total novice
    • Record a simple, honest video explaining it (mistakes included!)
    • Upload it to my YouTube channel
    • Update the “Learn Python with Me” page on my website darkorange-squirrel-769791.hostingersite.com

The plan is crystal clear:
Month 1–2 → Python basics (variables, loops, lists, functions)
Month 3–4 → NumPy, Pandas, data cleaning & visualization
Month 5 → Statistics, EDA, and first ML models with scikit-learn
Month 6 → Deep Learning with TensorFlow + a full end-to-end AI project

I’m doing this publicly because teaching forces me to truly understand, and your questions and feedback will keep me accountable.

If you’re also a beginner curious about AI, join me! Subscribe, watch, ask doubts, and let’s grow together.
Week 1 video drops this weekend: “Python from Zero – My First Hello World for AI”.

This journey is for absolute beginners — government servants like me preparing for the AI era, curious students, homemakers, retirees, or anyone learning Python + AI as a hobby. No prior coding needed. If you’ve never written a single line of code, this series is made for you!

I openly and extensively use AI tools (like Grok, Claude, ChatGPT, etc.) to plan lessons, write blog posts, create presentations, generate code examples, and edit my content. This helps me save time and stay consistent while covering the entire 6-month syllabus week after week.

If you prefer 100 % human-written, zero-AI content, this series is not for you — feel free to leave now, no hard feelings.

My goal is simple: teach Python for AI as a complete beginner, deliver value every week, and reach as many absolute beginners as possible

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Dr. B.V.R.C. Purushottam
Dr. B.V.R.C. Purushottam, IAS
IAS Officer · AI Researcher · Policy Architect

Senior civil servant with 23+ years in India’s administrative machinery. Pioneering AI in governance, cooperative finance, and public policy — grounded in both data and dharma. Writing from Dehradun, in the foothills of the Himalayas.

Full bio →·basava.ias@gmail.com
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