DataCamp’s free week: two courses for building with AI.
An announcement for November 2–8, 2026, with Claude Code and MCP as two concrete starting points.
This note is about the November 2–8, 2026 free-access event. After that period, check DataCamp’s current access rules before enrolling.
DataCamp announced a free week of Premium access. The official page lists some exceptions, including its AI tutor, Google Lab and Microsoft Fabric courses.
In my post, I suggested two courses if you’re interested in building with AI:
Software Development with Claude Code
About four hours, at intermediate level. It covers a structured development workflow, project context, reusable skills, hooks and working with a database through MCP.
Introduction to Model Context Protocol (MCP)
About three hours, also intermediate. It builds MCP servers and clients in Python and connects an LLM to tools and context. Python functions and API basics are listed as prerequisites.
My suggestion
Pick the one that answers a question you already have. If you want to understand an AI-assisted coding workflow, start with Claude Code. If you’re wondering how a model connects to your tools and data, look at MCP.
A free week is useful when it gets you through something specific. It doesn’t have to turn into a race to collect course titles.