🧠 1. Introduction to Python

• What is Python?

• History and Features

• Installing Python (Windows/Mac/Linux)

• Setting up IDE (VSCode, PyCharm, Jupyter, etc.)

• Running Python scripts: IDE vs Command Line vs Notebook

🔤 2. Python Syntax and Basics

• Python Syntax & Indentation

• Comments and Docstrings

• Variables and Constants

• Keywords and Identifiers

• Input/Output (input(), print())

🧮 3. Data Types and Type Conversion

• Numbers, Strings, Booleans

• Lists, Tuples, Sets, Dictionaries

• Type Checking (type()) and Conversion (int(), str())

➕ 4. Operators

• Arithmetic, Assignment, Comparison

• Logical, Bitwise, Identity, Membership

• Operator Precedence

🔁 5. Control Flow Statements

• Conditional Statements: if, elif, else

• Loops:

  • for loop

  • while loop

  • break, continue, pass

• Nested Loops and Conditions

🎒 6. Functions

• Defining and Calling Functions

• Arguments and Return Values

• Default and Keyword Arguments

• *args and **kwargs

• Lambda Functions

• Recursion

🧰 7. Built-in Functions and Modules

• Common Built-in Functions (len(), range(), enumerate(), zip(), etc.)

• Importing Modules (import, from, as)

• Math, Random, Datetime, OS, etc.

🗃️ 8. Data Structures in Detail

• List Operations & Methods

• Tuple Immutability & Use Cases

• Set Properties & Methods

• Dictionary Key-Value Pairs

🧱 9. Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

• Classes and Objects

• __init__() Method

• self Keyword

• Inheritance

• Encapsulation & Polymorphism

• Special (Magic) Methods like __str__, __len__

🔎 10. Exception Handling

• Try-Except Block

• else, finally

• Handling Multiple Exceptions

• Raising Exceptions

• Custom Exceptions

🗂️ 11. File Handling

• Reading and Writing Files

• File Modes (r, w, a, b)

• Working with with statement

• CSV, JSON basics

📦 12. Working with Libraries

• pip and Package Installation

• Introduction to NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib

• Creating Virtual Environments

🧪 13. Testing and Debugging

• Using assert

• Basic Unit Testing with unittest

• Debugging Tools in IDE

🧩 14. Advanced Topics (Optional / Later Phase)

• List Comprehensions & Generator Expressions

• Decorators

• Iterators and Generators

• Context Managers

• Modules & Packages

• Working with APIs (e.g., requests)

🧠 15. Project Ideas for Practice

• To-do list CLI app

• Simple calculator

• Contact book with file storage

• Weather app using API

• Mini-Quiz Game

• Data analysis on CSV using Pandas

📘 16. Resources & Practice

• Books and Documentation

• Online Platforms (HackerRank, LeetCode, W3Schools, Real Python)

• GitHub Projects to Follow