Python Study Guide¶

Introduction¶

This folder contains materials for systematically learning Python from basics to advanced syntax.

Target Audience: - Need basics review: Start with lessons 15, 16 (basic syntax, OOP) - Intermediate and above: Start with lesson 01 (type hints)

Learning Roadmap¶

[Intermediate]          [Intermediate+]         [Advanced]
  │                         │                       │
  ▼                         ▼                       ▼
Type Hints ──────▶ Iterators ───────▶ Descriptors
  │                         │                       │
  ▼                         ▼                       │
Decorators ───────▶ Closures ────────▶ Async
  │                         │                       │
  ▼                         ▼                       ▼
Context Managers ──▶ Metaclasses ────▶ Functional
                                                    │
                                                    ▼
                                              Performance

Prerequisites¶

Python basic syntax (variables, data types, control flow, functions)
Object-oriented programming basics (classes, inheritance, methods)
Module and package usage

File List¶

File	Difficulty	Key Content
01_Type_Hints.md	⭐⭐	Type Hints, typing module, mypy
02_Decorators.md	⭐⭐	Function/class decorators, @wraps
03_Context_Managers.md	⭐⭐	with statement, contextlib
04_Iterators_and_Generators.md	⭐⭐⭐	iter, yield, itertools
05_Closures_and_Scope.md	⭐⭐⭐	LEGB, nonlocal, closure patterns
06_Metaclasses.md	⭐⭐⭐	type, new, init_subclass
07_Descriptors.md	⭐⭐⭐⭐	get, set, property implementation
08_Async_Programming.md	⭐⭐⭐⭐	async/await, asyncio
09_Functional_Programming.md	⭐⭐⭐⭐	map, filter, functools
10_Performance_Optimization.md	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Profiling, optimization techniques
11_Testing_and_Quality.md	⭐⭐⭐	pytest, fixtures, mocking, coverage
12_Packaging_and_Distribution.md	⭐⭐⭐	pyproject.toml, Poetry, PyPI
13_Dataclasses.md	⭐⭐	@dataclass, field(), frozen
14_Pattern_Matching.md	⭐⭐⭐	match/case, structural patterns, guards
15_Python_Basics.md	⭐	Variables, data types, control flow, functions, data structures (prerequisite review)
16_OOP_Basics.md	⭐⭐	Classes, inheritance, encapsulation, polymorphism (prerequisite review)

Recommended Learning Order¶

Basics Review (if needed)¶

Basic syntax → OOP basics (15 → 16)

Intermediate (Basic Advanced Syntax)¶

Type Hints → Decorators → Context Managers

Intermediate+ (Advanced Syntax)¶

Iterators/Generators → Closures → Metaclasses

Advanced (Expert Level)¶

Descriptors → Async → Functional → Performance Optimization

Practical (Development Tools)¶

Testing & Quality → Packaging & Distribution → Dataclasses → Pattern Matching

Practice Environment¶

# Check Python version (3.10+ recommended)
python --version

# Create virtual environment
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

# Install type checker (optional)
pip install mypy

C_Programming/ - System programming basics
Linux/ - Development in Linux environment
PostgreSQL/ - Database integration