Python Jumpstart — Your First Code

What you’ll learn

• Understand what programming is and how Python works
• Write and run your first Python programs
• Work with variables and different data types
• Use operators and expressions
• Make decisions with conditions
• Repeat tasks using loops
• Work with lists, dictionaries, tuples, and sets
• Handle errors and exceptions
• Read and write files
• Import and use Python modules
• Work with external libraries
• Debug common programming errors
• Solve problems using Python
• Build small practical programs
• Learn how to continue your Python journey

1. 01Module 1 — Welcome to Python

   Discover what programming is, why Python is so popular, and where it is used in areas such as web development, automation, data science, and artificial intelligence.

2. 02Module 2 — Your First Python Program

   Set up your development environment and write your first Python programs. Learn how to run code and understand basic Python syntax.

3. 03Module 3 — Variables & Data

   Learn how programs store and manipulate information using variables, strings, numbers, booleans, and other fundamental data types.

4. 04Module 4 — Making Decisions

   Teach your programs how to make decisions using conditions such as if, elif, and else.

5. 05Module 5 — Loops & Repetition

   Learn how to automate repetitive tasks using for and while loops and understand how to control the flow of a program.

6. 06Module 6 — Working with Collections

   Discover how to organize multiple pieces of information using lists, tuples, sets, and dictionaries.

7. 07Module 7 — Functions: Write Reusable Code

   Learn how to create your own functions, use parameters and return values, and organize your programs into reusable building blocks.

8. 08Module 8 — Files & Data

   Learn how to read from and write to files and work with common data formats such as text and JSON.

9. 09Module 9 — Errors & Debugging

   Understand common Python errors and learn how to read error messages, find bugs, and fix problems systematically.

10. 10Module 10 — Modules & Libraries

    Discover how to organize Python projects into modules and use existing libraries to extend what your programs can do.

11. 11Module 11 — Problem Solving with Python

    Learn how to break a problem into smaller steps, design a solution, write the code, test it, and improve it.

12. 12Module 12 — Build Your First Python Project

    Put everything together by building a practical mini-project from scratch, applying variables, conditions, loops, functions, data structures, files, and debugging.