MCP Crash Course for Python Developers

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⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
2:06 Understanding MCP Basics
8:03 Technical Aspects of MCP
12:29 Setting Up Your MCP Server
16:56 Simple Server Setup
25:48 Connecting Your Python Application
33:39 Integrating LLMs with MCP
49:29 MCP vs Function Calling
51:07 Running MCP Servers with Docker
54:19 Lifecycle Management in MCP
56:29 Conclusion and Next Steps

📌 Description
In this video, I go over the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for Python developers, taking you from basic concepts to building functional AI systems with MCP servers. I share my hands-on approach to connecting Python applications with different data sources, complete with practical code examples from my GitHub repository.

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