Python Bootcamp for Beginners - Aug2025

Python Bootcamp for Beginners – Learn by Building Real Projects

Looking to start your programming journey? This beginner-friendly Python Bootcamp is the perfect place to begin! Over just 5 weekends, you’ll go from writing your first Python script to building fully functional projects — even if you’ve never coded before.

In this hands-on, live bootcamp, you’ll learn the fundamentals of Python the easy way. With guided lessons, real-world examples, and project-based learning, you'll master core programming concepts like variables, loops, functions, and file handling. You'll also build practical applications like an expense tracker, to-do list, and gradebook — even with a graphical interface (GUI) using Tkinter!

✅ What You’ll Learn:
* Python basics – variables, loops, functions, and conditionals
* Lists, dictionaries, and working with real data
* File handling and error management
* Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
* How to use Anaconda and Jupyter Notebooks
* Build and present your own Python projects

🎯 Who This Is For:
* Absolute beginners with no programming experience
* Students, working professionals, and aspiring data analysts
* Anyone who wants to build a strong Python foundation through hands-on projects

🛠️ What You’ll Build:
* Console apps like a Grading System and BMI Calculator
* GUI apps like a To-Do List, Student Gradebook, and Expense Tracker
* A final project to showcase your skills

🎓 Learn Python the practical way — and walk away with real projects you can proudly show off!

Detailed Course Content is shown below:

✅ WEEKEND 1: Getting Started with Python

🔹 Session 1 (Sat): Python Basics

• Why Python? What Can You Build With It?
• What is Anaconda?
• Installing Python via Anaconda
• Creating Virtual Environments using conda
• Setting up VS Code and Jupyter Notebook
• Writing Your First Python Program
• Variables, Data Types, and Type Conversion
• Basic Input/Output
• Operators (Arithmetic, Assignment)
• Practice Program: Build a Simple Calculator

🔹 Session 2 (Sun): Logic & Flow Control

• Comparison & Logical Operators
• if, else, elif Conditions
• Nested Conditions
• Practice Program
  • Grading System
  • OR Loan Eligibility Checker

✅ WEEKEND 2: Loops & Collections

🔹 Session 3 (Sat): Loops

• while and for Loops
• range() function
• Loop Control: break, continue, pass
• Practice Program: Number Guessing Game

🔹 Session 4 (Sun): Lists & Tuples

• List Basics and Indexing
• List Methods (append, pop, sort, etc.)
• List Comprehensions (Intro)
• Tuples and Tuple Operations
• Practice Program: Build a Shopping Cart with Lists

✅ WEEKEND 3: Sets, Dictionaries, and Functions

🔹 Session 5 (Sat): Sets and Dictionaries

• Set Basics and Set Operations
• Dictionary Basics – Key-Value Pairs
• Dictionary Methods
• CRUD Operations with Dictionaries
• Practice Program: Student Score Tracker

🔹 Session 6 (Sun): Functions

• Defining and Calling Functions
• Function Parameters and Return Values
• Default Arguments, *args, **kwargs (basic usage)
• Scope: local vs. global variables
• Practice Program:
  • Create a Unit Converter
  • OR BMI Calculator

✅ WEEKEND 4: Files, Error Handling, OOP

🔹 Session 7 (Sat): File Handling & Errors

• Reading and Writing Text Files
• try, except, finally
• Practice Program: Save and Retrieve User Notes from a File

🔹 Session 8 (Sun): Object-Oriented Programming

• What is OOP?
• Creating Classes and Objects
• The __init__ Method
• Attributes & Methods
• Practice Program:
  • Student or BankAccount Class with methods like deposit(), withdraw()

✅ WEEKEND 5: Libraries, Projects, & Next Steps

🔹 Session 9 (Sat): Libraries - Pandas, Matplotlib

• Intro to pandas: Reading a CSV and doing basic analysis
• Intro to matplotlib: Plot a basic chart
• Hands-on: Build a Mini Data Dashboard

🔹 Session 10 (Sun): Project Showcase & Q&A

• Final GUI Project Ideas using Tkinter (students can pick one) :
  • Personal Expense Tracker
  • To-Do List CLI App
  • Student Gradebook from CSV
• Final Q&A + Common Beginner Mistakes
• Recap of Concepts & Best Practices
• What's Next After This Bootcamp?
  • OOP Advanced
  • APIs, Web Apps, GitHub, Portfolio Building, Practice Resources