Prerequisites

• Basic computer literacy
• No prior programming experience required
• Computer with internet access
• Text editor installed
• Python installed on your computer

Course Overview

This comprehensive 8-week Python programming course is designed to take students from complete beginners to confident programmers, covering fundamental to advanced Python concepts.

Week 1: Python Fundamentals

• Introduction to Python programming
• Python installation and environment setup
• Basic syntax and data types
• Variables and type casting
• Simple input/output operations
• Comments and basic programming concepts
• Writing and running first Python scripts

Week 2: Control Flow and Basic Data Structures

• Conditional statements (if, if-else, if-elif-else)
• Comparison and logical operators
• Loops (while and for loops)
• Break, continue, and pass statements
• Lists and list manipulation
• Basic list operations and methods

Week 3: String Manipulation and Advanced Data Structures

• String operations and methods
• String slicing and indexing
• Tuples and tuple operations
• Sets and set methods
• Dictionary fundamentals
• Accessing and modifying dictionaries

Week 4: Functions and Modular Programming

• Defining and calling functions
• Function parameters and return values
• Scope of variables
• Lambda functions
• Anonymous functions
• Basic module imports
• Creating custom modules

Week 5: Object-Oriented Programming Basics

• Introduction to object-oriented programming
• Creating classes and objects
• Instance methods
• Inheritance concepts
• Polymorphism
• Basic class design principles

Week 6: File Handling and Exception Management

• File input and output operations
• Reading and writing files
• Different file handling modes
• Exception handling techniques
• Try-except blocks
• Creating custom exceptions

Week 7: Advanced Python Concepts

• List and dictionary comprehensions
• Generators and iterators
• Decorators
• Regular expressions
• Basic data manipulation techniques
• Introduction to functional programming concepts

Week 8: Practical Applications and Project Work

• Building small Python projects
• Code optimization techniques
• Best practices in Python programming
• Introduction to external libraries
• Final project presentation
• Career guidance and next steps in Python development

Learning Outcomes

• Understand core Python programming concepts
• Write clean, efficient Python code
• Develop problem-solving skills
• Create basic to intermediate Python applications
• Prepare for advanced Python learning paths