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Learn Python Basics

Master Python fundamentals from variables and data types through functions, OOP, and practical patterns.

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Getting Started

  1. 1

    Variables

    How to declare, assign, and name variables in Python

  2. 2

    Data Types

    Core built-in types: numbers, strings, booleans, and type checking

Collections

  1. 1

    Dictionaries

    Key-value mappings for fast lookups, updates, and nested data

  2. 2

    Tuples

    Immutable ordered sequences for fixed collections and unpacking

  3. 3

    Sets

    Unordered collections of unique elements for membership and set math

  4. 4

    List Comprehension

    Concise syntax for building lists from iterables with optional filtering

Control Flow & Functions

  1. 1

    Loops

    Iterate with for and while loops, break, continue, and enumerate

  2. 2

    Functions

    Define reusable blocks of code with parameters, returns, and defaults

  3. 3

    Exceptions

    Handle errors with try/except, raise custom exceptions, and finally blocks

Object-Oriented Python

  1. 1

    Classes

    Define objects with attributes, methods, inheritance, and dunder methods

  2. 2

    Modules

    Organize code across files and import functions, classes, and packages

Going Further

  1. 1

    File I/O

    Read and write text and binary files with open, paths, and JSON

  2. 2

    Decorators

    Wrap functions to add logging, caching, auth, and cross-cutting behavior

  3. 3

    Generators

    Lazy iterators with yield for memory-efficient data processing

  4. 4

    Context Managers

    Guarantee setup and teardown with the with statement and contextlib