Python Backend Development Journey 🚀

Goal

Become a Python Backend Developer with strong fundamentals, projects, and a public portfolio.

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Day 1 – Environment Setup & First Push ✅

• Installed Python
• Installed VS Code
• Installed Git
• Created GitHub account
• Created first repository python-journey
• Wrote hello.py
• Added README

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Day 2 – Variables & Data Types

• Learned:
  • int, float, string, boolean
• Practice:
  • 10 small programs
• Commit message: Day 2 - Variables and Data Types

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Day 3 – Conditions (if/else)

• Odd/Even checker
• Voting eligibility program
• Grade calculator
• Commit progress

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Day 4 – Loops

• For loops
• While loops
• Multiplication tables
• Number sum program

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Day 5 – Functions

• Function syntax
• Calculator using functions
• Code refactoring

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Day 6 – Lists, Tuples, Sets

• Student marks list
• Duplicate remover
• Set operations

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Day 7 – Dictionaries & Revision

• Contact book mini script
• Revise Week 1
• Clean code + comments

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Day 8 – Strings

• Reverse string
• Palindrome checker
• Word counter

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Day 9 – File Handling

• Create file writer
• Read file content
• Append text

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Day 10 – Exception Handling

• Try/Except blocks
• Error-safe calculator

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Day 11 – Modules & Packages

• Create custom module
• Import and reuse functions

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Day 12 – OOP Basics

• Class and Objects
• Student class
• Methods & attributes

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Day 13 – Mini Project 1 (CLI To-Do App)

• Add tasks
• View tasks
• Delete tasks

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Day 14 – Improve To-Do App

• Save tasks to file
• Add README
• Screenshots

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Day 15 – Improve To-Do App

• Check if more functionalities can be added

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Day 16 – Markdown & Documentation

• Improve README
• Add learning notes

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Day 17 – DSA (Lists/Arrays)

• 5 Easy problems (LeetCode / HackerRank)

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Day 18 – DSA (Strings)

• 5 Easy problems

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Day 19 – DSA (Dictionaries/HashMaps)

• 5 Easy problems

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Day 20 – HTTP & REST Basics

• What is API
• JSON basics
• Client vs Server

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Day 21 – Mini Project 2 (Password Generator)

• Random passwords
• User input length
• Clean structure

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Day 22 – Flask Setup

• Install Flask
• Hello World server

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Day 23 – Routing

• /home
• /about
• Multiple routes

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Day 24 – Templates (HTML)

• Render HTML page
• Basic UI

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Day 25 – Forms & POST Requests

• Form submission
• Capture input

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Day 26 – SQLite Database

• Connect DB
• Insert & Fetch data

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Day 27 – CRUD API

• Create Notes API
• GET / POST / DELETE

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Day 28 – Authentication Basics

• Simple login logic
• Password hashing intro

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Day 29 – Deployment

• Deploy on Render / Railway
• Test live API

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Day 30 – Portfolio Cleanup

• Improve READMEs
• Pin repositories
• Add screenshots
• Add live links
• LinkedIn update

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Daily Routine

• 15 min – Theory
• 45 min – Coding
• 15 min – Debugging
• 15 min – Git Commit & Notes

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Final Outcome

• Strong Python Basics
• Git Confidence
• 2–3 Mini Projects
• 1 Backend API Project
• Live Deployment
• Public Portfolio