Python Roadmap: Beginner to Job-Ready

From first script to writing clean, tested Python you can use for backend, automation and data work.

8 milestones · ~116 hours total

1. 1

   Setup and core syntax

   ~8h

   Install Python, use a virtual environment, learn variables, types, operators, input/output and basic control flow.

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2. 2

   Functions and data structures

   ~14h

   Functions, scope, lists, tuples, sets, dicts, comprehensions and when to pick which structure.

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3. 3

   Files, errors and modules

   ~10h

   Read and write files, handle exceptions, split code into modules and use the standard library (os, json, datetime, collections).

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4. 4

   Object-oriented Python

   ~12h

   Classes, inheritance, dunder methods, dataclasses and writing small, readable object models.

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5. 5

   Idiomatic Python

   ~12h

   Iterators, generators, decorators, context managers, type hints and following PEP 8.

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6. 6

   Packages, testing and tooling

   ~10h

   pip, pyproject, pytest, linting and formatting, debugging with breakpoints and logging.

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7. 7

   Pick a direction

   ~30h

   Choose one: web APIs (FastAPI or Django), automation and scripting, or data work (pandas). Build one real project in it.

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8. 8

   Interview-ready Python

   ~20h

   Solve problems in Python under time pressure, know complexity of built-ins, and explain the GIL, mutability and memory in plain words.

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