v5.0 — Initial Release

Python: A Crash Course — A Beginner's Journey

The first public release of an interactive, self-contained Python learning app
that runs entirely on your own machine — no internet required for the core features.

What's included

• 📖 11 interactive chapters — Hello World through to Testing
• 🖥️ Live Python sandbox with syntax highlighting (CodeMirror + Dracula theme)
• 🧠 Quizzes with XP rewards and chapter unlock progression
• 🔥 Day streak tracker to keep you motivated
• 🤖 AI Tutor powered by Claude (Anthropic API) — explains concepts with fun analogies
• 📝 Video script generator — create original YouTube lesson scripts per chapter
• ⧉ Floating pop-out lesson panel — drag it anywhere while you code
• 📊 Progress dashboard — XP, streaks, and chapter completion
• ☰ Collapsible sidebar for more screen space
• 💾 Persistent progress saved locally between sessions
• 🖥️ Runs on Windows, macOS, and Ubuntu

Getting started

Download the zip, extract it, and follow the instructions in README.md.
Requires Python 3.8 or higher — free at python.org.

📖 See GETTING_STARTED.md for full setup and feature documentation

Inspired by

Python Crash Course and The Big Book of Small Python Projects by Eric Matthes (No Starch Press).
All lesson content is original.