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Google IT Automation with Python Professional Certificate

4.8(54,000)·590K enrolled

Intermediate 240 hours English Professional Certificate Certificate

About this course

The Google IT Automation with Python Professional Certificate teaches IT professionals to automate repetitive tasks using Python: file system automation, working with APIs and web services, managing system resources, version control with Git, and deploying configuration management with Puppet and Ansible. Six courses build from Python fundamentals through production-grade IT automation practices.

This certificate sits at the intersection of traditional IT administration and modern DevOps — bridging the gap for help-desk and systems administrators who want to add programming skills. It's one of the most practical entry-level Python credentials because every skill taught has a concrete IT application, making it immediately applicable in a systems administration or junior DevOps role.

What you'll learn

Write Python scripts to automate IT tasks and file system operations

Use Python to interact with APIs and web services

Apply Git for version control in professional workflows

Automate configuration management with Puppet

Troubleshoot and debug automation scripts in production

This course includes

240h

On-demand video

Yes

Certificate

Yes

Mobile access

English

Language

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Instructor

Google IT Teaching Staff

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590K+ learners6 courses4.8 instructor rating

Developed by Google's IT education team, taught by Google engineers with backgrounds in site reliability engineering and systems administration.

Requirements

IT Support fundamentals or equivalent experience; basic Python recommended

Who this course is for

IT support professionals who want to add Python scripting to their skill set
Systems administrators transitioning toward DevOps or SRE roles
Career changers targeting IT automation or junior DevOps roles

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Frequently asked questions

Not required, but recommended — it provides the IT context that makes the automation examples meaningful.

A full Python course covers Python broadly; this certificate teaches Python specifically for IT automation use cases — narrower but more immediately applicable for IT professionals.