ROADMAP.md

Python Programming Roadmap: From Zero to API Designer

Welcome to your complete Python curriculum. Each module builds on the last — do them in order.

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✅ Phase 1: The Absolute Basics

#	Module	Key Concepts	Source	Status
01	Hello, Python!	print, comments, program structure, REPL	NN Lesson 1–4, PCC Ch 1	[ ]
02	Variables & Types	var assignment, int, float, bool, None, type()	NN Lesson 5–7, PCC Ch 2	[ ]
03	Strings	f-strings, methods, slicing, escape chars	NN Lesson 5, PCC Ch 2	[ ]

✅ Phase 2: Data Structures

#	Module	Key Concepts	Source	Status
04	Lists & Tuples	indexing, slicing, append, sort, tuples, unpacking	NN Lesson 8–10, PCC Ch 3–4	[ ]
05	Dictionaries & Sets	key-value pairs, .get(), sets, set operations	NN Lesson 11–12, PCC Ch 6	[ ]

✅ Phase 3: Control Flow & Loops

#	Module	Key Concepts	Source	Status
06	Control Flow	if/elif/else, match, ternary, truthy/falsy	NN Lesson 13–15, PCC Ch 5	[ ]
07	Loops	for, while, range(), break, continue, comprehensions	NN Lesson 16–19, PCC Ch 7	[ ]

✅ Phase 4: Functions & Modularity

#	Module	Key Concepts	Source	Status
08	Functions	def, args, kwargs, return, scope, lambda, modules	NN Lesson 20–26, PCC Ch 8	[ ]

✅ Phase 5: Object-Oriented Programming

#	Module	Key Concepts	Source	Status
09	Classes & OOP	class, init, self, inheritance, polymorphism	PCC Ch 9	[ ]

✅ Phase 6: Working with Data

#	Module	Key Concepts	Source	Status
10	Files & Exceptions	open, read, write, with, try/except, JSON, pathlib	NN Lesson 27–33, PCC Ch 10	[ ]
11	Testing	unittest, pytest, assert, test-driven development	PCC Ch 11	[ ]

✅ Phase 7: The Wider Python Ecosystem

#	Module	Key Concepts	Source	Status
12	Standard Library	os, sys, math, datetime, collections, itertools	NN Lesson 26, cross-ref	[ ]
13	Pip & Virtual Envs	pip install, venv, requirements.txt, pyproject.toml	Supplementary	[ ]
14	APIs & Requests	HTTP, REST, requests library, JSON APIs, FastAPI intro	Supplementary + PCC Part II	[ ]

✅ Phase 8: Capstone

#	Module	Key Concepts	Source	Status
15	Final Project	Full project: planning, building, testing, shipping	NN Mini Project + PCC Part II	[ ]

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Legend

• [ ] = Not started
• [~] = In progress
• [x] = Completed and confident
• NN = Net Ninja Python Playlist
• PCC = Python Crash Course 3rd Edition