Python for Real-World Programming
Beginner • Estimated: 8 weeks (5-7 hrs/week)
Curriculum Overview
Go from absolute zero to building automated scripts, web APIs, data pipelines, and production-ready applications with Python 3.
Core Competencies Built:
Who This Is For:
Beginners starting their coding journey, professionals automating workplace tasks, and future software developers.
Prerequisites:
No previous coding experience required. Just curiosity and a willingness to practice daily.
Week-by-Week Learning Roadmap
Programming Fundamentals
Syntax, variables, conditionals, loops, and data structures (lists, dictionaries).
Functions and Functional Thinking
Scope, modular code organization, file I/O, and error handling.
Object-Oriented Programming & APIs
Classes, inheritance, consuming REST APIs with requests, and JSON parsing.
Real-World Capstone
Automating tasks, web scraping with BeautifulSoup, and building a CLI tool.
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