Build Chatbots with Python
Build rules-based and generative AI chatbots with Python
Includes Python, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Data Science, Machine Learning, A.I., and more.
Skill level
BeginnerTime to complete
8 weeksCertificate of completion
YesPrerequisites
None
About this skill path
Excited about AI but don’t know how to code? This skill path will take you from complete Python beginner to coding your own AI chatbot. Whether you want build chatbots that follow rules or train generative AI chatbots with deep learning, say hello to your next cutting-edge skill.
Skills you'll gain
- Learn Python
- Explore AI and deep learning
- Build AI chatbots
Syllabus
6 units • 21 lessons • 15 projects • 20 quizzes- 1
Introduction to Python and Chatbots
Whet your appetite for building chatbots as you dig into Python basics.
- 2
Python Data Structures and Loops
Learn Python data structures and loops, fundamentals that will help you build better chatbots and other programs.
- 3
Rule-Based Chatbots
Explore natural language processing (NLP) methods and begin applying common chatbot architecture to create rule-based chatbots.
- 4
Retrieval-Based Chatbots
Create retrieval-based chatbots using NLP language modeling and word embedding methods.
- 5
Deep Learning and Generative Chatbots
Dig into deep learning for NLP and build an open-domain chatbot!
- 6
Capstone
Put your Python and chatbot-building skills to the test in this off-platform project. Choose between retrieval-based or generative models.
Hands-on learning
Don't just watch or read about someone else coding — write your own code live in our online, interactive platform. You'll even get AI-driven recommendations on what you need to review to help keep you on track.
Projects in this skill path
- Project
Echo Chatbot
Build your very first chatbot in Python using user input, output, and string concatenation. - Project
Getting Ready for Physics Class
Let's prepare to teach physics by writing some Python functions. - Project
Magic 8-Ball
We’ve learned about and explored a powerful tool in Python — control flow! It’s so powerful, in fact, that it can be used to tell someone’s fortune.
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