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Introduction to Apache Airflow in Python

4.8(2,003) on DataCamp
Intermediate 4 hours English Course Certificate
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A DataCamp course on workflow orchestration with Apache Airflow — building DAGs, scheduling and automating data pipelines, and monitoring runs. Hands-on in Python, it is a practical introduction for data engineers and analysts who need to automate and schedule reliable pipelines.

Good for: Learning to orchestrate data pipelines with Airflow.

Less suitable if: You do not build data pipelines or lack Python.

Skills you'll gain

Apache AirflowDAGsWorkflow orchestrationData pipelinesSchedulingPython

Is this course right for you?

A good fit if you…

You build or schedule data pipelines
You know Python
You are in data engineering

Consider something else if you…

You do not build pipelines
You are new to Python
You already use Airflow

Requirements: Python; some data-pipeline context helps.

Realistic time: Around 4 hours.

About this course

Introduction to Apache Airflow in Python teaches workflow orchestration: building DAGs (Directed Acyclic Graphs), scheduling and automating data pipelines, monitoring and debugging runs, and — in the final chapter — combining triggers, branching logic, and human-approval gates into a complete production-style pipeline. It's kept current, explicitly updated to Apache Airflow 3.1.6.

What you'll learn

Build and run DAGs (Directed Acyclic Graphs) in Airflow
Schedule and automate data pipelines
Use sensors, executors, and XCom for task communication
Monitor, debug, and troubleshoot Airflow workflows
Apply Jinja templating and Airflow variables
Build a complete production pipeline with branching and human approval

This course includes

4h
On-demand video
Yes
Certificate
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Mobile access
English
Language

What it costs

DataCamp runs on a subscription — roughly $14/month billed annually (more month-to-month), with the first chapter of each course free to try. A certificate of completion is included with the subscription.

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Frequently asked questions

Orchestrating data pipelines — building DAGs to schedule, automate and monitor workflows.
Yes — Airflow pipelines are defined in Python.
Yes — the first chapter is free; the rest needs a DataCamp subscription.
Around four hours.
Yes — a DataCamp certificate of completion is included with the subscription, as a learning record.
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