Python Programming

• What is Python
• Installing Python 3.12
• VS Code setup
• Running your first script
• print()
• comments
• Python shell vs script mode
• Input/Output basics

• Variables
• int float str bool
• Type casting
• Arithmetic operators
• Comparison operators
• Logical operators
• Assignment operators
• f-strings
• String methods
• Input from user

• if elif else
• Nested conditions
• for loop
• while loop
• break continue pass
• range()
• Nested loops
• Pattern printing
• Loop exercises
• Real-world decision programs

• Defining functions
• Parameters and return
• Default arguments
• *args **kwargs
• Lambda functions
• map() filter()
• Scope (local global)
• Importing modules
• math random os datetime
• Installing packages with pip
• Virtual environments

• Lists (create append remove sort slice)
• Tuples
• Sets
• Dictionaries (keys values items)
• Nested data structures
• List comprehension
• Dictionary comprehension
• When to use which data structure
• Practice problems

• open() read write append
• Reading line by line
• with statement
• CSV read and write
• JSON load dump
• os module (file paths directories)
• Building a file organiser script
• Error handling with files

• try except finally
• Catching specific exceptions
• raise
• Custom exceptions
• Debugging with print
• VS Code debugger
• Common Python errors and how to fix them
• Writing robust code

• Classes and objects
• __init__ and self
• Attributes and methods
• Inheritance
• Method overriding
• Encapsulation (public private)
• Polymorphism
• @property decorator
• __str__ __repr__
• OOP project (BankAccount or Library system)

• requests (HTTP calls)
• BeautifulSoup (web scraping basics)
• pandas basics (reading CSV)
• matplotlib basics (simple charts)
• Building a web scraper project
• API basics (fetching weather or news data)

• Git init add commit
• Branching and merging
• .gitignore
• GitHub repository
• Push pull
• README writing
• GitHub profile setup
• Project: build and upload 2 complete projects
• Code review with instructor
• Portfolio presentation

Build a command-line calculator that supports addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and modulus. Handle edge cases like division by zero and invalid input. Use functions for each operation and a loop-based menu system.

A program that takes student names and marks for 5 subjects, calculates percentage, assigns grades (A/B/C/D/F), and saves the results to a CSV file. Includes a search function to look up any student's results by name.

A Python script that scans a messy folder and automatically sorts files into subfolders by type — Images, Documents, Videos, Audio, Code, and Others. Uses the os and shutil modules. Run it once and your Downloads folder is clean forever.

A command-line to-do application where you can add tasks, mark them complete, delete them, and view all tasks. Data is stored in a JSON file so tasks persist between sessions. Uses functions, dictionaries, file handling, and a menu-driven interface.

Build a Python script using requests and BeautifulSoup that scrapes data from a public website (such as quotes, news headlines, or product prices), cleans the data, and saves it as a formatted CSV file. Includes error handling for network failures.

Choose your own project idea and build it from scratch. Examples: a quiz game, a password generator, a contact book, a weather app using an API, an expense tracker, or a simple chatbot. Must use functions, file handling or an API, and be hosted on GitHub with a proper README. This is your portfolio showpiece.