Introduction to Python

Module 1: Getting Started with Python

⏳ 0.5 hours

• Topics: Installing Python and setting up a Jupyter notebook environment.

• Hands-on: Open your first notebook and print “Hello, World!”.

Module 2: Variables & Data Types

⏳ 0.5 hours

• Topics: Numbers, strings, Booleans, and basic arithmetic and string operations.

• Hands-on: Create variables for name, age, and perform simple calculations.

Module 3: Control Flow

⏳ 0.75 hours

• Topics: if/else statements, comparison operators, and logical operators.

• Hands-on: Write a script that grades a numeric score with letter grades.

Module 4: Loops

⏳ 0.5 hours

• Topics: for loops, while loops, and break/continue statements.

• Hands-on: Iterate over a list of items and filter out odd numbers.

Module 5: Functions

⏳ 0.5 hours

• Topics: Defining functions, parameters, return values, and scope.

• Hands-on: Build a function to compute the factorial of a number.

Module 6: Data Structures

⏳ 0.75 hours

• Topics: Lists, dictionaries, and basic list/dict comprehensions.

• Hands-on: Create a phonebook dict and look up contact numbers.

Module 7: File I/O

⏳ 0.5 hours

• Topics: Reading and writing text files, context managers with with.

• Hands-on: Read a CSV file of sample data and write filtered output to a new file.

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