Python Syllabus for Beginners

 

Python Syllabus for Beginners

1. Introduction to Python

• What is Python?

• Installing Python & setting up IDE (IDLE, Jupyter, VS Code)

• Writing your first Python program (print("Hello, World!"))

• Understanding comments

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2. Python Basics

• Variables and Data Types (int, float, string, bool)

• Type conversion (int(), float(), str())

• Basic Input/Output (input(), print())

• Arithmetic operators (+, -, *, /, %, **)

• Assignment operators (=, +=, -=)

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3. Control Flow

• if, elif, else statements

• Comparison operators (==, !=, >, <, >=, <=)

• Logical operators (and, or, not)

• Nested conditions

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4. Loops

• for loop basics

• while loop basics

• Using break and continue

• Loop with range()

• Nested loops

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5. Data Structures

• Strings (slicing, indexing, string methods)

• Lists (creation, indexing, methods like append, remove, sort)

• Tuples (immutable sequences)

• Sets (unique items, operations like union, intersection)

• Dictionaries (key-value pairs, adding/removing items)

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6. Functions

• Defining and calling functions

• Parameters and return values

• Default parameters

• Scope of variables (local vs global)

• Built-in functions (len, type, max, min, sum, etc.)

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7. Error Handling

• Types of errors (syntax, runtime, logic)

• Try-Except blocks

• Raising exceptions

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8. File Handling

• Reading from a file

• Writing to a file

• Appending to a file

• Working with with open()

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9. Introduction to Modules & Libraries

• Importing modules (import math, import random)

• Using standard libraries

• Installing external libraries with pip

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10. Beginner Projects

• Simple Calculator

• Number Guessing Game

• To-Do List App (basic version)

• Quiz Game

• Temperature Converter