Python Developer Roadmap (Basic to Advanced)
1. Beginner Level - Python Core
Topics:
- Variables, Data Types (int, float, string, bool, list, tuple, dict, set)
- Operators, Conditional Statements (if/else/elif)
- Loops (for, while, break, continue, range)
- Functions (def, return, arguments)
- Input/Output, Error Handling (try/except)
Resources:
- YouTube: CodeWithHarry, Apna College Python Course
- Practice: W3Schools, Programiz
2. Intermediate Level - Programming Logic
Topics:
- Object-Oriented Programming (OOP): Classes, Objects, Inheritance, etc.
- File Handling: txt, JSON
- Modules: math, random, datetime, os, sys
- Exception Handling, List/Dict Comprehensions
- Lambda, Decorators, Generators, Iterators
Resources:
- YouTube: Telusko, Krish Naik Advanced Python
- Practice: HackerRank, LeetCode Easy
3. Advanced Python
Topics:
- Regular Expressions (re)
- Web Scraping (requests, BeautifulSoup)
- APIs and JSON, Multithreading / Multiprocessing
- Databases: sqlite3, MySQL
Python Developer Roadmap (Basic to Advanced)
- Unit Testing: unittest, pytest
- Logging, Debugging, Memory Management
Project Ideas:
- CLI To-Do List, Expense Tracker, Weather App using API
4. Specialization Paths
A. Backend Developer (Web Development)
- Flask/Django, Jinja2, REST API, ORM (SQLAlchemy), JWT, Heroku/Vercel Deployment, Docker
B. Data Analyst / BI
- pandas, numpy, matplotlib, seaborn, openpyxl, smtplib, selenium, SQL, Dash/Tableau
C. Machine Learning / Data Science
- scikit-learn, statsmodels, Jupyter, Kaggle, Supervised/Unsupervised ML, Feature Engineering
D. AI / Deep Learning
- Neural Networks, TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch, NLP, OpenCV
Resources:
- YouTube: Krish Naik, Codebasics, Alex the Analyst
5. Final Project Ideas
- Blog App (Flask + SQL) - Backend
- Sales Dashboard (Pandas + Excel) - Analyst
- Resume Parser - Data Science
- Image Classifier - Deep Learning
- Web Automation Bot - Selenium
6. Essential Tools & Practices
Python Developer Roadmap (Basic to Advanced)
- Git/GitHub, Docker, CI/CD (Basics)
- System Design Basics
- Data Structures & Algorithms in Python (for interviews)
- Keep solving 100+ problems (loop, list, dict, string)
- Build & upload 5+ real projects to GitHub
