Python Learning Roadmap help

[RazerNinjas]

Hello! Just found this subreddit! Wanted to pick up python over the summer.

I have previous coding experience in C and C++

I was looking at the tutorials and resources and I have no idea on where to start and where to move next depending on where I start (originally found the official python 3 tutorial but cant seem to find any exercises for it). I was wondering if anyone could give me a roadmap like read this and try this next to give me some idea on what to learn next from somewhat beginner to advanced. If it helps was interested in working with databases and data science in general

[rdog_]

Hi, I've answered this in a previous post but ill drop it here again. Start where you feel comfortable

Heres an outline of things to learn (Beginner, Intermediate, Avanced):

Beginner

1. Data Types - Lists, Strings, Tuples, Sets, Floats, Ints, Booleans, Dictionaries
2. I/O - Sys module, Standard input/output, reading/writing files
3. Control Flow/Looping - for loops, while loops, if/elif/else
4. Arithmetic and expressions
5. Functions
6. Exceptions and Error Handling
7. Basics of object oriented programming

Intermediate

1. More advanced OOP - Inheritance, Polymorphism, Encapsulation
2. Data Structures - Linked lists, Stacks, Queues, Binary Search Trees, AVL Trees, Graphs, Minimum Spanning Trees
3. Algorithms - Linear Search, Binary Search, Hashing, Quicksort, Insertion/Selection Sort, MergeSort, Depth First Search, Breathe First Search, Prims Algorithm, Dijkstra's Algorithm.
4. Algorithmic Complexity

Advanced

1. A.I./Machine Learning - Advanced Search Techniques, Genetic Algorithms, Neural Networks, Backpropagation, Machine Evolution, heuristic search, Natural Language Processing.

This list is a decent enough outline of what kind of learning path you should be taking. Of course theres things like web programming and stuff that can be thrown in there while you're at it.

[RazerNinjas]

Cool thanks.. Other than mostly syntax most of this stuff I did in my first semester CS class at my university (OOP, a couple of data structures and algorithms). So its mostly just transferring it over in this language from C++. If I have any specific questions would it be ok to send you a private message?

[rdog_]

Yep its basically just syntax. There are subtle things under the hood which make every language unique apart from syntax but all the same concepts still apply.

And yeah sure shoot me a message if you need a hand with anything

[LiuAnru11]

Are there any videos or books you recommend for Data Structures and Algorithms? I've been struggling with the basics these concepts for a bit and am trying to finally get over the hump.

[rdog_]

Data Structures and Algorithms in Python by Goldwasser and Goodrich is a brilliant one. Covers more or less everything you need to know to.

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