🐍 My Python Learning Journey

Welcome to my Python Learning Repository! 🎓
This repo documents my personal journey learning Python, from the fundamentals to advanced topics and Object-Oriented Programming (OOP).

I’m using this space to track my progress, take notes, and commit code examples as I explore how Python powers automation, data science, web apps, and more.

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🎯 My Goals

• Master Python’s core syntax and data structures
• Understand how to write clean, efficient, and Pythonic code
• Learn functions, OOP, and error handling
• Explore advanced features like decorators and generators
• Build mini-projects to apply what I learn
• Document my journey clearly for future reference

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🧰 Tools & Setup

• Python 3.10+
• VS Code (with Python extension)
• pip (Python package manager)
• Virtual Environments (venv)
• Git + GitHub for version control
• Command Line / Terminal

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✅ Python Learning Checklist

Use this checklist to track your progress as you learn Python.
Check off items [x] as you complete them!

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🧩 Fundamentals

• Installing Python and setting up VS Code
• Running your first Python program (print("Hello, World!"))
• Variables and Data Types
• Basic Operators and Expressions
• User Input (input())
• Conditional Statements (if, elif, else)
• Loops (for, while)
• Type Conversion and Casting
• Comments and Code Style (PEP 8)

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⚙️ Functions & Data Structures

• Defining and calling functions
• Parameters and return values
• Default and keyword arguments
• Lists and list operations
• Tuples, Sets, and Dictionaries
• List comprehensions
• Nested data structures
• Practical mini-project: Simple Calculator

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🏗️ Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

• Classes and objects
• __init__ constructor
• Instance vs class variables
• Methods and attributes
• Inheritance and polymorphism
• Encapsulation and abstraction
• Practical mini-project: Bank Account Simulator

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🧠 Intermediate & Advanced Python

• Error handling (try, except, finally)
• File handling (open, read, write)
• Lambda functions
• Map, Filter, Reduce
• Decorators
• Generators and Iterators
• Context Managers (with statement)
• Regular Expressions (re module)

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📦 Modules & Libraries

• Importing modules (import, from ... import)
• Working with os, sys, and json
• Installing external packages with pip
• Virtual environments (venv)
• Using popular libraries (requests, datetime, math)

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💡 Projects & Practice

• Number Guessing Game
• File Organizer Script
• To-Do List (CLI app)
• Temperature Converter
• Simple API Data Fetcher
• Mini Quiz App

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🚀 Next Steps

• Learn Python for Web Development (Flask / Django)
• Explore Data Science (NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib)
• Automate tasks with Python scripts
• Build personal projects and contribute to open source

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📊 Progress Tracker

Topic	Progress
🧩 Fundamentals	🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ (40%)
⚙️ Functions & Data Structures	⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ (0%)
🏗️ OOP	⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ (0%)
🧠 Advanced Python	⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ (0%)
📦 Modules & Libraries	⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ (0%)
💡 Projects	⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ (0%)

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