basic-programming-learning-phase-1
Basic Programming Learning – Phase 1
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A beginner-friendly Python curriculum covering programming fundamentals.
Goals
By the end of Phase 1 you will be able to:
- Work with variables and core data types
- Control program flow with conditionals and loops
- Write and use functions
- Manipulate lists, dictionaries, tuples, and sets
- Read/write files and handle errors
- Solve small programming exercises independently
Curriculum order
| Module | Topic |
|---|---|
| 01 | Basics — variables, types, operators |
| 02 | Control flow — if/else, loops |
| 03 | Functions |
| 04 | Data structures |
| 05 | Files and errors |
| 06 | Shapes — geometry terms & drawing |
| 07 | CSS Color Challenges — 12 color challenges, 20 shape matches, and friendly practice |
Then practice with exercises and review notes/cheat_sheet.md.
How to use each module
- Read the module
README.md - Fill in the TODOs in
starters.py - Run your code:
python 01_basics/starters.py - Check your work against the prompts
Browse code
All starter files and solutions are on GitHub:
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- 01_basics/starters.py
- 02_control_flow/starters.py
- 03_functions/starters.py
- 04_data_structures/starters.py
- 05_files_and_errors/starters.py
- 06_shapes/starters.py
- exercises/solutions/easy_solutions.py
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