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Python Programming - Course Outline

The Python Programming course covers foundational concepts, data types, control flow, loops, data structures, functions, file handling, and object-oriented programming over 16 weeks. Each week includes theoretical lessons and practical labs to reinforce learning, culminating in a final project presentation and exam. The course also discusses career paths in fields like web development, data science, and automation.

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Python Programming - Course Outline

The Python Programming course covers foundational concepts, data types, control flow, loops, data structures, functions, file handling, and object-oriented programming over 16 weeks. Each week includes theoretical lessons and practical labs to reinforce learning, culminating in a final project presentation and exam. The course also discusses career paths in fields like web development, data science, and automation.

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Python Programming –Course Outline

Weeks 1–2: Course Foundations


Week 1 – Introduction & Setup

● What is Python?

● Why Python? Real-world applications

● Installing Python

● IDEs overview (VS Code / IDLE)

● Running Python scripts

● First program: Hello World

Lab:
Create and run first Python program

Week 2 – Data Types & Variables

● Numbers, strings, booleans

● Variables and naming rules

● Type conversion

● Input/output (input(), print())

Lab:
Simple calculator using user input
Weeks 3–4: Operators & Decision Making
Week 3 – Operators & Expressions

● Arithmetic operators

● Assignment operators

● Comparison operators

● Logical operators

● Operator precedence

Lab:
Expressions and condition testing

Week 4 – Control Flow: Selection

● if statement

● if-else

● Nested conditions

● Ternary expressions

Lab:
Grade calculator using conditions

Weeks 5–6: Loops & Iteration


Week 5 – Control Flow: Loops

● for loop

● while loop

● break and continue

● else with loops


Lab:
Number series and menu-based programs

Week 6 – for Loops with Lists & range()

● Looping through lists

● range() function

● Index vs value

● in keyword

Lab:
List traversal and pattern printing

Weeks 7–8: Data Structures & Midterm


Week 7 – Lists & Tuples

● List creation

● Indexing and slicing

● List methods (append, insert, remove, pop, sort)

● Tuples and immutability

Lab:
List-based data processing

Week 8 – Review & Midterm

● Review of weeks 1–7

● Midterm exam

● Project idea discussion

Weeks 9–10: Advanced Data & Functions


Week 9 – Dictionaries & Sets

● Dictionaries (key-value pairs)

● Accessing, adding, removing data

● Sets and uniqueness

● Basic set operations

Lab:
Student records using dictionaries

Week 10 – Functions & Modules

● Defining functions

● Parameters & return values

● Default & keyword arguments

● Basic recursion

● Importing modules

Lab:
Utility functions + using math module

Weeks 11–12: Files, Errors & Strings


Week 11 – File Handling & Exception Handling

● Opening and closing files

● Read/write/append modes

● try, except, finally

● File-based programs

Lab:
File-based student record system

Week 12 – String Processing & Libraries


● String methods

● String slicing

● Parsing text data

● Using math, random libraries

Lab:
Text analyzer and random data generator

Weeks 13–14: OOP & Project Development


Week 13 – Introduction to OOP

● Classes and objects

● Attributes and methods

● Constructors ( init )

● Simple inheritance

Lab:
OOP-based student and bank examples
Week 14 – Project Development & Debugging

● Designing small Python applications

● Debugging techniques

● Code documentation

● Testing strategies

Lab:
Finalize project structure

Weeks 15–16: Finalization


Week 15 – Project Presentations

● Student project demonstrations

● Peer review

● Code walkthroughs

Week 16 – Final Exam & Course Wrap-Up

● Final exam

● Course summary

● Career paths discussion (Web, Data, Automation)

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