Course Content
Topic 1: Introduction to Python
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Lesson 1.1: What is Python and Why Learn It?
Lesson 1.2: Writing Your First Python Program
Module 2: Variables and Data Types
🎯 Module Objective: To help learners understand how to store, manage, and work with different types of data in Python using variables, and how to recognize and convert between data types.
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Lesson 2.1: Variables and Assignment
Lesson 2.2: Data Types in Python
Lesson 2.3: Type Conversion and Input
Topic 3: Control Flow
🎯 Module Objective This module introduces learners to Python operators used in calculations, comparisons, and logic. Learners will understand how expressions are evaluated and how to build logical conditions using operators.
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Lesson 3.1: Arithmetic Operators
Lesson 3.2: Comparison and Logical Operators
Module 4: Control Flow
🎯 Module Objective: This module introduces the concept of decision-making and repetition in Python programs using: if-else statements for loops while loops break, continue and basic loop control
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Lesson 4.1: If-Else Statements
🔁 Lesson 4.2: Loops (For and While)
🔂 Lesson 4.3: Break and Continue in Loops
Module 5: Functions
🎯 Module Objective: This module helps learners understand how to organize code using functions. They’ll learn how to: Create and call functions Use parameters and return values Understand the concept of scope Get introduced to recursion
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🔧 Lesson 5.1: Defining and Calling Functions
🔁 Lesson 5.2: Scope and Recursion
Module 6: Lists and Tuples
🎯 Module Objective: This module introduces learners to two important data collection types in Python — lists and tuples. Learners will: Create, access, and modify lists Use list methods like append(), remove(), sort() Understand the difference between mutable (lists) and immutable (tuples)
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🧺 Lesson 6.1: Introduction to Lists
🔒 Lesson 6.2: Tuples and Immutability
Module 7: Dictionaries and Sets
🎯 Module Objective: This module introduces two powerful Python data types: Dictionaries: for storing key–value pairs Sets: for storing unordered, unique items Learners will: Understand the syntax and usage of dictionaries and sets Perform operations like adding, removing, updating Use dictionary methods (get(), update(), keys(), values())
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🗂️ Lesson 7.1: Python Dictionaries
🔣 Lesson 7.2: Python Sets
Module 8: File Handling
🎯 Module Objective: This module introduces learners to the basics of file handling — reading from and writing to text files using Python. Learners will: Open and read from a file Write to and append content in a file Use the with statement for safe file handling
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📂 Lesson 8.1: Reading and Writing Files
🛠️ Module 9: Error Handling in Python
🎯 Module Objective: This module introduces learners to error handling in Python — a critical skill for writing stable and reliable programs. Learners will: Understand what exceptions are Learn how to use try, except, else, and finally Handle common Python errors (e.g., ZeroDivisionError, ValueError, FileNotFoundError) Write code that doesn’t crash when unexpected issues occur
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🛑 Lesson 9.1: Try-Except Block
Module 10: Final Project
🎯 Module Objective: To help learners consolidate and apply all the skills they’ve gained throughout the course by building a small, real-world project. Upon successful completion, learners can earn a course completion certificate via Tutor LMS.
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🗂️ Lesson 10.1: Option 1: Student Report Card Generator
📅 Lesson 10.2: Option 2: To-Do List Manager (with File Storage)
🧮 Lesson 10.3: Option 3: Simple Calculator App
Lesson 10.4: Course Recap
Python for Absolute Beginners: From Zero to Hero
About Lesson

🎯 Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, learners will be able to:

  • Understand and use the break and continue statements

  • Control the flow of loops dynamically

  • Avoid infinite loops by using break

  • Skip iterations using continue

📚 Lesson Content

🔹 What is break in Python?

break is used to exit a loop prematurely — as soon as the break line is reached, the loop stops.

✅ Example:

python
for i in range(1, 10):
if i == 5:
break
print(i)

Output:

 
1
2
3
4

🧠 The loop stops when i == 5.

🔹 What is continue in Python?

continue is used to skip the current iteration of a loop and jump to the next one.

✅ Example:

python
for i in range(1, 6):
if i == 3:
continue
print(i)

Output:

 
1
2
4
5

🧠 The number 3 is skipped, not printed.

🔄 Comparison Table

Statement Function
break Exits the loop entirely
continue Skips current iteration, continues loop

🔸 Using with while Loop

python
i = 1
while i <= 5:
if i == 4:
break
print(i)
i += 1
python
i = 0
while i < 5:
i += 1
if i == 3:
continue
print(i)

⚠️ Common Pitfalls

Mistake Why it’s a problem
Forgetting i += 1 Can cause infinite loop
Using continue without care Can skip essential logic
break outside loop Causes a SyntaxError

🧠 Mini Exercise

  1. Write a loop from 1 to 10

  2. Use continue to skip number 6

  3. Use break to stop the loop after 8

📝 Assignment

Create a program that:

  • Asks the user for numbers repeatedly

  • If the number is negative, continue (skip it)

  • If the number is 0, break the loop

  • Otherwise, print the square of the number

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