Python
The language of interviews, scripting, data, and a surprising amount of backend. Idiomatic Python — not just the syntax your lab used.
Mastery unlocks after a 90% Quiz score
Real-world analogy
Python is a well-stocked kitchen. You can cook with a knife and a pan, or you can reach for the tools that make the same dish in a third of the time.
◎ Why it matters in production
List comprehensions, generators, context managers and typing are what separate a script that works on your laptop from a module a team will merge.
Fundamental concepts you will master
Everything is an object
Names, references, mutability — the interview question behind 'is' vs '=='.
The data model
Dunder methods, iteration, context managers. How libraries feel native.
CPython realities
GIL, reference counting, and when to stop pretending threads will save you.
Packaging
venv, pyproject, and why 'it works on my machine' is a packaging problem.
Step-by-step curriculum
Syntax that scales
Comprehensions, unpacking, f-strings, typing — write code a reviewer won't rewrite.
Functions & scope
Closures, decorators, args/kwargs, and the cost of default mutables.
OOP without the ceremony
Dataclasses, protocols, composition over deep hierarchies.
Stdlib superpowers
itertools, collections, pathlib, concurrent.futures.
Testing
pytest, fixtures, and the first test you should have written.
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