Course Duration:

4-6 weeks (depending on the pace of the class)

Prerequisites:

Basic understanding of computer programming concepts

Course Description:

This course is designed to provide students with the fundamental skills required to program in Python. Students will learn how to install and set up a Python development environment, write basic Python programs, and use Python libraries and modules to solve real-world problems. The course is taught through a combination of lectures, practical exercises, and programming assignments.

Course Outline:

  • Introduction to Python
    • Installing Python and setting up a development environment
    • Basic Python syntax and data types
    • Variables and expressions
    • Control flow statements (if, else, for, while)
  • Functions and Modules
    • Creating and using functions in Python
    • Built-in functions
    • Importing and using modules
    • Creating and using custom modules
  • Data Structures and Algorithms
    • Lists, tuples, and dictionaries
    • Sets and collections
    • Stacks, queues, and trees
    • Searching and sorting algorithms
    • Recursion and dynamic programming
  • Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
    • Classes and objects
    • Inheritance and polymorphism
    • Encapsulation and abstraction
    • Method overriding and overloading
  • File Input/Output
    • Reading from and writing to files in Python
    • Using the “with” statement for safe file operations
    • Handling exceptions
  • Web Development with Python
    • HTML, CSS, and JavaScript basics
    • Flask framework
    • Routing and URL mapping
    • Handling form data
    • Template rendering
  • Data Science with Python
    • NumPy and Pandas libraries
    • Data visualization with Matplotlib or Seaborn
    • Machine learning basics with Scikit-learn
    • Natural language processing with NLTK
  • Advanced Python
    • Decorators and generators
    • Context managers and the with statement
    • Regular expressions
    • Threading and multiprocessing
    • Networking with sockets

Assessment and Certification:

Students will be assessed based on their completion of practical exercises and programming assignments. Upon successful completion of the course