Module 1: Python Basics
- Introduction to Python: history, installation, IDEs (VS Code, PyCharm, Jupyter)
- Syntax fundamentals: variables, data types, operators
- Control flow: conditionals (
if/else), loops (for, while)
- Functions: defining, parameters, return values
Module 2: Data Structures
- Lists, tuples, sets, dictionaries
- String manipulation
- Nested structures and comprehension techniques
- Practical exercises: building a contact book, word counter
Module 3: Working with Libraries
- Standard libraries:
math, datetime, os, random
- File handling: reading/writing text, CSV, JSON
- Virtual environments and package management (
pip, venv)
- Hands-on: parsing data files, automating simple tasks
Module 4: Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
- Classes and objects
- Inheritance, polymorphism, encapsulation
- Special methods (
__init__, __str__, __repr__)
- Project: building a simple banking system or inventory manager
Module 5: Intermediate Concepts
- Error handling with
try/except
- Modules and packages
- Decorators and generators
- Practical: creating reusable utility modules
Module 6: Data Science and AI with Python
- Libraries:
NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn
- Machine learning basics with
Scikit-learn
- Introduction to deep learning with
TensorFlow or PyTorch
- Project: predictive analytics on a dataset
Module 7: Web Development and APIs
- Web frameworks: Flask, Django basics
- REST APIs: requests, JSON handling
- Building a simple web app with Flask
- Project: weather dashboard or blog platform
Module 8: Automation and Scripting
- Automating tasks with Python scripts
- Web scraping with
BeautifulSoup and Selenium
- Task scheduling and workflow automation
- Project: automated report generator
Module 9: Advanced Topics
- Concurrency: threading, multiprocessing, async programming
- Testing: unit tests with
unittest or pytest
- Packaging and distribution of Python projects
- Security and best practices
Module 10: Capstone Project
- Choose a domain: data science, web app, automation, AI agent
- Build a full project from scratch
- Document and present the solution
