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Made for engineering undergraduates and computer science faculty.", "url": "https://nptel.ac.in/courses/106108703", "source_name": "NPTEL", "source_url": "https://nptel.ac.in/courses/106108703", "verified_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "nptel-python-data-science-iitm", "page": "https://thetn.ai/learn/#nptel-python-data-science-iitm", "title": "Python for Data Science", "provider": "NPTEL (IIT Madras)", "level": "Beginner", "audience": [ "college" ], "topics": [ "Python", "Data science" ], "languages": [ "English" ], "cost": "Free (certificate paid)", "cost_text": "Free to learn; optional certificate exam fee Rs 1,000", "duration_text": "4 weeks", "format": "Online, scheduled", "certificate": true, "summary": "A four-week course on using Python to solve data science problems, from the basics of the language to handling data. Aimed at final-year undergraduates. 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