---
type: entity
subtype: tool
title: "Python"
description: "Language Auto-GPT is built in; requires Python 3.8+ to run."
resource: "https://www.python.org"
tags: [language, python, ai-agents, backend]
videos: [the-only-ai-developer-roadmap-you-need-in-2024, should-i-build-my-ai-agents-with-n8n-or-python, dont-sleep-on-the-ultimate-ai-agent-combo-n8n-langchain-python, developers-this-is-how-you-stay-relevant-with-ai-ai-agents-masterclass-1, chatgpt-is-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving-introducing-auto-gpt]
created: 2026-07-21
updated: 2026-07-21
---

# Python

Python is the foundational programming language of Cole's AI work, the one he tells developers to learn first: "the first step is to master python this is the programming language for artificial intelligence" (the-only-ai-developer-roadmap, 0:01:20). Nearly every code-first agent he builds assumes it, and his agent masterclass takes it as a baseline: "this is going to assume that you have a basic understanding of python" (developers-this-is-how-you-stay-relevant, 0:01:07). It was already the requirement for early agent tooling like Auto-GPT, "the requirements are super simple you just need to install python 3.8 or later" (chatgpt-is-the-gift-introducing-auto-gpt, 0:02:26).

For Cole, Python is the answer whenever an agent outgrows no-code tools. He frames the choice bluntly: "Python is where you have full control and customizability. There are limitations you'll hit with no-code tools where there's just nothing you can do" (should-i-build-my-ai-agents-with-n8n-or-python, 0:11:25). Paired with a framework it makes agent-building compact, "python plus LangChain allows you to create AI agents really easily with any llm that you choose and very few lines of code" (dont-sleep-on-the-ultimate-combo, 0:01:38). Python is the substrate under most of the code-side tools in Cole's stack, from FastAPI endpoints to Pydantic AI agents and MCP servers.

## Contrasts with

- [No-Code vs. Code](../../concepts/no-code-vs-code.md) is the recurring decision where Python represents the full-control, code-first side against no-code builders.
- [n8n](./n8n.md) is the no-code alternative Cole weighs against Python for building agents.
- [TypeScript](./typescript.md) - The go-to language for building MCP servers, especially remote ones deployed to Cloudflare.

## Works with

- [FastAPI](./fastapi.md) - the Python web framework Cole serves agent endpoints with.
- [Pydantic AI](./pydantic-ai.md) - his favorite Python agent framework, built directly on the language.
- [LangChain](./langchain.md) - the Python framework that makes agent-building compact with any LLM.

## Related

- [Tool Use](../../concepts/tool-use.md) - invoking external functions, implemented in Python for code-first agents.
- [Tool Design](../../concepts/tool-design.md) - shaping few, well-described tools in Python code.
- [What Is an AI Agent](../../concepts/what-is-an-ai-agent.md) - the fundamental Cole teaches in Python.
- [The Agent Loop (Reason-Act-Observe)](../../concepts/agent-loop.md) - the reason/act/observe cycle coded in Python.
- [Memory Systems](../../concepts/memory-systems.md) - wired up in Python against a Postgres-backed store.

## Sources

- [The ONLY AI Developer Roadmap You Need in 2024](../../sources/the-only-ai-developer-roadmap-you-need-in-2024.md) - "[0:01:20] the first step is to master python this is the programming language for artificial intelligence"
- [Should I Build My AI Agents with n8n or Python?](../../sources/should-i-build-my-ai-agents-with-n8n-or-python.md) - "[0:11:25] Python is where you have full control and customizability. There are limitations you'll hit with no-code tools where there's just nothing you can do"
- [Don't Sleep on the ULTIMATE AI Agent Combo (n8n, LangChain, Python)](../../sources/dont-sleep-on-the-ultimate-ai-agent-combo-n8n-langchain-python.md) - "[0:01:38] python plus LangChain allows you to create AI agents really easily with any llm that you choose and very few lines of code"
- [Developers, THIS is How you Stay Relevant with AI - AI Agents Masterclass #1](../../sources/developers-this-is-how-you-stay-relevant-with-ai-ai-agents-masterclass-1.md) - "[0:01:07] this is going to assume that you have a basic understanding of python if you don't at this point you should definitely check out some other tutorials"
- [ChatGPT is the GIFT that keeps on GIVING - Introducing Auto-GPT](../../sources/chatgpt-is-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving-introducing-auto-gpt.md) - "[0:02:26] the requirements are super simple you just need to install python 3.8 or later"
