Python Course: From Beginner to Advanced

1️⃣ Introduction to Python

• What is Python?
• Installing Python (Windows, macOS, Linux)
• Running Python: REPL, Scripts, and Jupyter Notebook
• Writing & Running Your First Python Program
• Python Syntax, Indentation, and Comments

2️⃣ Python Basics

• Variables & Data Types (int, float, str, bool)
• Type Conversion (int(), str(), float())
• Basic Operators (+, -, *, /, //, %, **)
• Taking User Input (input())
• Printing Output (print(), f-strings)

3️⃣ Control Flow: Conditional Statements

• if, elif, else
• Comparison Operators (==, !=, >, <, >=, <=)
• Logical Operators (and, or, not)
• Short-circuiting in Conditions

4️⃣ Loops: Iteration in Python

• for Loops
• while Loops
• break and continue Statements
• Looping through Strings, Lists, and Dictionaries
• Using range() in Loops

5️⃣ Functions & Scope

• Defining Functions (def)
• Function Parameters & Arguments
• Return Values (return)
• Default & Keyword Arguments
• Variable Scope (local, global, nonlocal)
• Lambda Functions (lambda)

6️⃣ Data Structures in Python

Lists (list)

• Creating Lists
• Accessing Elements (indexing, slicing)
• Modifying & Deleting Elements
• List Methods (append(), remove(), sort(), reverse())

Tuples (tuple)

• Immutable Sequences
• Tuple Unpacking

Dictionaries (dict)

• Key-Value Pairs
• Accessing, Adding, and Modifying Elements
• Dictionary Methods (keys(), values(), items())

Sets (set)

• Unique Collections
• Set Operations (union, intersection, difference)

7️⃣ File Handling in Python

• Reading & Writing Files (open(), read(), write())
• Working with CSV & JSON Files (csv, json modules)

8️⃣ Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

• Classes & Objects
• Instance & Class Variables
• Methods (instance, class, static)
• Encapsulation, Inheritance, Polymorphism

9️⃣ Modules & Packages

• Importing Modules (import, from ... import)
• Standard Library Modules (math, random, os)
• Creating & Using Custom Modules
• Installing Packages (pip, virtualenv)

🔟 Advanced Topics

Error Handling

• try, except, finally Blocks
• Raising Exceptions (raise)

Decorators & Generators

• Understanding @decorator Functions
• Creating Custom Decorators
• Using yield in Generators

Working with APIs

• requests Library for API Calls
• Fetching Data from Web APIs

💡 Final Project Ideas

• To-Do List App (CLI or GUI)
• Weather Forecast App (Using API)
• Simple Web Scraper (BeautifulSoup)
• Basic Chatbot