Python Learning Plan (Day-wise: 1-2 Hours/Day)
Phase 1: Python Fundamentals (Days 128)
Week 1
- Day 1: Install Python, VS Code, and set up environment. First Python program: print(), comments.
- Day 2: Variables, Data Types (int, float, str, bool).
- Day 3: Operators (Arithmetic, Comparison, Logical).
- Day 4: input(), type conversion, basic string operations.
- Day 5: if, elif, else, nested conditions.
- Day 6: for loop, range(), while loop.
- Day 7: Break & Continue, basic loop exercises.
Week 2
- Day 8: Lists: create, access, methods.
- Day 9: Tuples, Sets, Dictionary basics.
- Day 10: Dictionary methods and nesting.
- Day 11: Functions, parameters, return values.
- Day 12: Default arguments, *args, **kwargs.
- Day 13: Scope, Global vs Local.
- Day 14: Mini Project: Number guessing game.
Week 3
- Day 15: String formatting and methods.
- Day 16: List comprehension, dictionary comprehension.
- Day 17: File handling: read, write text files.
- Day 18: Exception handling: try, except, finally.
- Day 19: Working with with, open() context.
- Day 20: Modules, import, from, as, dir().
- Day 21: Practice day: Exercises + small script.
Week 4
- Day 22: Object-Oriented Programming: classes, __init__.
- Day 23: Methods, attributes, self, constructors.
- Day 24: Inheritance, method overriding.
- Day 25: Special methods (__str__, __repr__).
- Day 26: Encapsulation, class vs instance variables.
- Day 27: Build a basic class-based contact book.
- Day 28: Revision and testing.
Phase 2: Real Projects + Libraries (Days 2956)
Week 5
- Day 29: JSON: json.load, json.dump
- Day 30: Working with APIs using requests
- Day 31: Simple weather API project
- Day 32: Date & Time with datetime module
- Day 33: Working with CSV using csv module
- Day 34: Excel file with openpyxl
- Day 35: Mini-project: Excel data reader
Week 6
- Day 36: Explore pandas: Series, DataFrame basics
- Day 37: pandas data reading, slicing, filtering
- Day 38: Build: Salary analyzer using pandas
- Day 39: PDF manipulation: PyPDF2
- Day 40: Automation with pyautogui
- Day 41: Project: Automate repetitive task
- Day 42: Revision
Phase 3: Web Development (Days 57112)
Week 9
- Day 57: Basics of HTML
- Day 58: CSS fundamentals
- Day 59: HTML Forms
- Day 60: Introduction to Flask, setup
- Day 61: Flask routing and templates
- Day 62: Template variables, Jinja2
- Day 63: Static files (CSS/JS)
Week 10
- Day 64: Flask Forms and request.form
- Day 65: Flask project: Personal Diary App
- Day 66: SQLite with Flask, intro to SQLAlchemy
- Day 67: Flask: Create/Read entries
- Day 68: Flask: Update/Delete entries
- Day 69: Login/logout system
- Day 70: Finish and test Diary app
Weeks 11-16
- Days 71112: Build 2-3 more apps:
- Notes manager
- Budget tracker
- User portal with login/logout
- Deploy one project to Render/Netlify
Phase 4: Advanced Concepts (Days 113136)
Week 17
- Day 113: Git & GitHub basics
- Day 114: Git: commits, branches, push/pull
- Day 115: Unit testing with unittest
- Day 116: Project: Write testable code
- Day 117: REST APIs and JSON
- Day 118: Build: REST API in Flask
- Day 119: Logging and debugging
- Day 120: Revision and small project
Phase 5: Specialization (Days 137180)
Choose based on interest:
Path A: Web (Django)
- Days 137150: Learn Django basics
- Days 151165: Build Blog, Auth system
- Days 166175: Full-stack deployment
Path B: Desktop (Tkinter)
- Days 137145: Tkinter basics
- Days 146155: GUI Projects: Task Manager
- Days 156165: Project: Birthday/Task Tracker
Path C: Automation
- Days 137150: Automate files/emails
- Days 151165: Daily work automation tool
- Days 166175: Package as EXE using pyinstaller
Final Week (176180)
- Review all projects
- Portfolio creation
- Plan freelancing or open-source contribution