# Python for AI: Create AI Apps with Flask & OpenAI Course Online

Canonical URL: <https://vdci.edu/courses/python-ai-with-flask-openai-course-online>

## Overview

Unlock the power of AI in web development with this hands-on course. Whether you're looking to build on your existing Python skills or get started creating AI-powered web apps, this course gives you the knowledge and tools you need to succeed. You'll gain confidence in building dynamic web applications with the Flask framework, with a focus on integrating AI capabilities.

You'll start by learning the fundamentals of Flask, including project setup, creating routes, and rendering HTML templates. The course covers web development essentials such as designing and styling your app with HTML and CSS, building forms for user input, and handling requests to make your app interactive. As you move forward, you'll integrate the OpenAI API into your Flask application, putting it to work on tasks like sentiment analysis and displaying results dynamically. The course also covers error handling, debugging, and deployment, preparing you to create a smooth Python development experience with AI built in.

## What you'll learn

- Set up Flask projects and create routes for handling web requests and rendering templates
- Design and style web applications with HTML, CSS, and Flask's templating system
- Integrate the OpenAI API to add AI-powered features like sentiment analysis
- Handle user input through dynamic forms and process data for real-time interactions
- Apply error handling and debugging techniques to keep your application running smoothly
- Deploy and test Flask applications for real-world use and AI-enhanced functionality

## Prerequisites

This course requires a basic to intermediate understanding of Python programming.

## Instructors

### Garfield Stinvil — Instructor

Garfield is an experienced software trainer with over 16 years of real-world professional experience. He started as a data analyst with a Wall Street real estate investment company & continued working in the professional development department at New York Road Runners Organization. He enjoys bringing humor to whatever he teaches and loves conveying ideas in novel ways that help others learn more efficiently.

Since starting his professional training career in 2016, he has worked with several corporate clients including Adobe, HBO, Amazon, Yelp, Mitsubishi, WeWork, Michael Kors, Christian Dior, and Hermès. 

Outside of work, his hobbies include rescuing & archiving at-risk artistic online media using his database management skills.

### Colin Jaffe — Instructor

Colin Jaffe is a programmer, writer, and teacher with a passion for creative code, customizable computing environments, and simple puns. He loves teaching code, from the fundamentals of algorithmic thinking to the business logic and user flow of application building—he particularly enjoys teaching JavaScript, Python, API design, and front-end frameworks.

Colin has taught code to a diverse group of students since learning to code himself, including young men of color at All-Star Code, elementary school kids at The Coding Space, and marginalized groups at Pursuit.

Colin lives in Brooklyn with his wife, two kids, and many intricate board games.

### Brian McClain — Instructor

Brian McClain is an experienced instructor, curriculum developer, and web developer. Brian served as Director for a coding bootcamp, where he is now a lead instructor and course developer for both JavaScript and Python. He teaches Web Development, JavaScript, Python for Data Science, Machine Learning, and AI. He taught Python Data Science and Machine Learning as an Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at Westchester County College.

Brian is also an active industry professional in the field of generative AI app development. His website and iOS app, Artmink, provide appraisals of art and antiques from user-uploaded images.

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $1895