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The document outlines a Python introductory course covering its purpose, usage, and simplicity. It includes practical exercises on variables, data types, conditionals, loops, functions, and error handling, alongside tools for downloading and running Python. The course also touches on file operations, collections, and a brief introduction to Selenium for web automation.

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The document outlines a Python introductory course covering its purpose, usage, and simplicity. It includes practical exercises on variables, data types, conditionals, loops, functions, and error handling, alongside tools for downloading and running Python. The course also touches on file operations, collections, and a brief introduction to Selenium for web automation.

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Slide 1:

Introduce Python's purpose and where it's used: scripting, AI, data analysis, web
apps.
Mention its simplicity and popularity.

Slide 2:
Explain interpretation vs compilation with examples (C++ vs Python).
Run a hello world example.

Slide 3:
Guide learners to download Python from the official website.
Mention optional tools like Anaconda and IDLE vs VSCode.

Slide 4:
Show how to open terminal or IDE and run a simple print statement.

Slide 5:
Define variables and use live examples like age, name, height.
Mention dynamic typing.

Slide 6:
Demonstrate `type()` function. Ask students to test converting data types.

Slide 7:
Show string operations — concatenation, slicing, f-strings.

Slide 8:
Use `input()` to get a user's name and greet them.
Talk about always converting input to int when expecting numbers.

Slide 9:
Run math expressions interactively.
Ask learners what `7 // 3` and `7 % 3` would return.

Slide 10:
Draw a simple decision tree on board/paper. Talk through conditionals.

Slide 11:
Show both loop types with examples: iterating over a list, counting up.

Slide 12:
Break function into pieces: definition, parameters, body.
Create `square(x)` function together.

Slide 13:
Go through all collections, live demo creating and modifying each type.

Slide 14:
Show difference between local/global by trying to change a global variable inside a
function.

Slide 15:
Write to and read from a file live.
Ask what would happen if we forgot `with`.

Slide 16:
Create a nested list or dict and access elements. Show `type()` results.

Slide 17:
Force an error (`1/0` or `int("abc")`) and catch it.
Ask what error types we can anticipate.

Slide 18:
Contrast generic `except` with catching `ValueError`.
Use `finally` to close a file.

Slide 19:
Convert numbers to binary, hex, and back. Show `ord()` and `chr()` usage.
Explain character encoding.

Slide 20:
Talk through Selenium idea and show a real product page URL.
Preview where this project is going.

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