Beginner Level
1. Introduction to Python:
Setting up the development environment (installing Python,
using IDEs like VS Code, PyCharm).
Basic syntax, keywords, and data types (integers, floats,
strings, booleans).
Basic operations (arithmetic, logical, comparison).
2. Control Structures:
Conditional statements ( if, else, elif).
Loops (for, while).
Loop control statements ( break, continue, pass).
3. Basic Data Structures:
Lists
Tuples
Dictionaries
Sets
4. Functions:
Defining and calling functions.
Parameters and arguments.
Return values.
Scope and lifetime of variables.
Lambda functions.
5. Basic Input and Output:
Reading from and writing to the console.
File I/O (opening, reading, writing files).
6. Error Handling:
Understanding exceptions.
Using try, except, else, and finally blocks.
Intermediate Level
1. Advanced Data Structures:
List comprehensions.
Dictionary comprehensions.
Sets and frozensets.
2. Modules and Packages:
Importing modules.
Creating and using custom modules.
Using packages and virtual environments.
3. Object-Oriented Programming (OOP):
Classes and objects.
Attributes and methods.
Inheritance and polymorphism.
Encapsulation and abstraction.
Magic methods and operator overloading.
4. Iterators and Generators:
Understanding iterators.
Creating and using generators.
yield keyword.
5. Decorators:
Function decorators.
Class decorators.
6. File Handling:
Working with different file types (text, CSV, JSON, XML).
Understanding file modes and context managers.
Advanced Level
1. Advanced OOP Concepts:
Metaclasses.
Advanced inheritance techniques.
Abstract base classes.
2. Concurrency:
Multi-threading.
Multi-processing.
Asyncio for asynchronous programming.
3. Network Programming:
Working with sockets.
Building client-server applications.
Understanding protocols (HTTP, FTP).
4. Database Interaction:
Connecting to databases (SQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL).
Performing CRUD operations.
Using ORMs (e.g., SQLAlchemy, Django ORM).
5. Web Development:
Basics of web frameworks (Flask, Django).
Building RESTful APIs.
Understanding front-end integration.
6. Testing:
Writing unit tests with unittest or pytest.
Test-driven development (TDD).
Mocking and patching.
7. Data Science and Machine Learning:
Using libraries like NumPy, pandas, Matplotlib, and Scikit-
learn.
Data manipulation and visualization.
Basic machine learning algorithms.
8. Advanced Libraries and Frameworks:
Deep learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch).
Data analysis libraries (Dask, Vaex).
Web scraping tools (BeautifulSoup, Scrapy).
9. Best Practices:
Writing clean and readable code.
Following PEP 8 guidelines.
Code optimization and performance improvement.
Additional Resources
Books:
"Automate the Boring Stuff with Python" by Al Sweigart
"Python Crash Course" by Eric Matthes
"Fluent Python" by Luciano Ramalho
"Effective Python" by Brett Slatkin
Online Courses:
Codecademy’s Python track
Coursera’s Python for Everybody by the University of Michigan
Udacity’s Introduction to Python Programming
edX’s Introduction to Computer Science using Python by MIT
Practice Platforms:
LeetCode
HackerRank
CodeSignal
Project Euler
By following this roadmap and utilizing the resources, you can
progressively build your skills from basic to advanced levels in Python.
Happy coding!
