The job-market proof
Ship four real things.
You finish PythonCook with four public artifacts and their links: a tested tool, a live app, an app that uses AI, and a model on HuggingFace. Exactly the evidence a hiring manager wants. Each one deploys to your own free accounts, and PythonCook checks the public result.
Capstone 1Not started
Tested utility
A small Python tool on GitHub with a green test suite.
Best after Tier 2
Capstone 2Not started
Deployed app
A FastAPI or Streamlit app live on a free host, with a public URL.
Best after Tier 4
Capstone 3Not started
LLM-powered app
An app that calls a language model, with a fallback, deployed live.
Best after Tier 4
Capstone 4Not started
A model on HuggingFace
A model on the HuggingFace Hub plus a live Space that demos it.
Best after Tier 5