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Python for Builders

Real Python you can ship to GitHub.

Ages: 10 – 18

What students learn

Real Python, the way working developers use it. Variables, functions, files, APIs, libraries — by the end students publish a useful tool to GitHub with a README that lets other people install and use it. A GitHub presence built in middle or early high school becomes a real differentiator on college applications and tech-internship resumes — admissions officers and recruiters can see the work, not just read about it.

Reading and writing real code. Comfort with tracebacks. Ability to install and use libraries. A GitHub presence with a published project.

Module-by-module

01

Hello, Python

REPL, syntax, types. Calculator that does one useful thing.
02

Conditionals & loops

if/else, for/while. Number guessing game.
03

Lists & dicts

Collections, iteration, light comprehensions. Contact-book CLI.
04

Functions

Define, call, return, scope. Refactor the contact book.
05

Files & strings

Read/write text, parse CSV. Script that processes a real CSV.
06

Modules & libraries

import, pip, virtual envs lightly. Use one external library.
07

Errors & debugging

Exceptions, tracebacks, pdb. Fix 5 broken programs.
08

Mini-project 1: text adventure

Multi-room game with save/load. Playable text adventure.
09

Working with APIs

HTTP, JSON, requests library. Script that hits a public API.
10

Mini-project 2

Student picks a problem. Working CLI tool.
11

Polish & share

README, GitHub, packaging basics. Published on GitHub.
12

Showcase

Present + post-mortem.

What they make

A real Python tool on GitHub with a README, used by at least one other person.

Walk away with

Reading and writing real code. Confidence with tracebacks. Library installation reflex. A GitHub presence.

Learn on your own pace

This course can be self-studied end-to-end using these vetted free resources. Work through them at your own pace — alone, or with a parent alongside.

Honorable mentions

Next step

C13 AI for Coding, C8 OpenClaw, C10 Creative AI Studio, or an Innovator project.

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