Roadmap

🐍 Python Developer

From zero to production-grade Python engineer.

What you'll learn

A complete, step-by-step path to becoming a professional Python developer. You'll master the language, key libraries (NumPy, Pandas), web frameworks (Flask, FastAPI, Django), and ship real deployed projects.

Who this is for

Absolute beginners, students, career switchers, and self-taught developers who want a structured curriculum.

After completion you can
  • Build CLI tools, web apps and REST APIs in Python
  • Work confidently with data using Pandas & NumPy
  • Design, test, containerize and deploy production apps
  • Be interview-ready for junior–mid Python roles
Industry demand
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Prerequisites

βœ… Required
  • β€’ A laptop (Windows/Mac/Linux)
  • β€’ Basic computer literacy
⚑ Helpful
  • β€’ Typing speed > 30 wpm
  • β€’ High-school math (algebra)
πŸ“ No prior experience needed

Any prior programming experience β€” this roadmap starts from scratch.

Beginner Β· Month 1–2

Foundations

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Intermediate Β· Month 3–4

Core Skills

0/11 topics
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Advanced Β· Month 5–6

Advanced Mastery

0/6 topics
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Projects to build

Project 1

CLI Todo Manager

Phase 1

Command-line todo app that persists tasks to JSON. Add, list, complete, delete, filter by status.

PythonJSONargparse
⭐ Beginner⏱ 3 daysView project guide β†’
Project 2

Weather CLI App

Phase 2

Fetch real-time weather for any city plus a 5-day forecast, formatted beautifully in the terminal.

requestsOpenWeather APIJSON
⭐ Beginner β†’ Intermediate⏱ 2 daysView project guide β†’
Project 3

Data Analysis Report

Phase 2

Analyze a real Kaggle dataset, clean it, produce 5 visualizations, and export a PDF report.

PandasMatplotlibSeabornJupyter
⭐ Intermediate⏱ 5 daysView project guide β†’
Project 4

Blog REST API

Phase 3

Production-grade REST API with auth, CRUD posts and comments, pagination, and auto OpenAPI docs.

FastAPISQLiteSQLAlchemyJWT
⭐ Intermediate β†’ Advanced⏱ 1 weekView project guide β†’
Project 5

E-commerce Backend

Phase 3

Full online-store backend: products, cart, orders, Razorpay payments, email notifications, admin panel.

DjangoDRFPostgreSQLRedisCeleryDocker
⭐ Advanced⏱ 2 weeksView project guide β†’

Certifications

PCEP β€” Python Certified Entry-Level Programmer (Python Institute, free practice)
Google IT Automation with Python (Coursera β€” ~β‚Ή3,000)
PCAP β€” Certified Associate in Python Programming (~β‚Ή8,000)
Django Developer Certificate (Django Project β€” free)

Career & salary

Python Developer
Very High πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯
β‚Ή3L – β‚Ή35L /yr
Data Engineer
Extremely High πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯
β‚Ή5L – β‚Ή45L /yr
ML Engineer
Very High πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯
β‚Ή6L – β‚Ή60L /yr
Backend Developer
High πŸ”₯πŸ”₯
β‚Ή4L – β‚Ή40L /yr
DevOps / Automation Engineer
High πŸ”₯πŸ”₯
β‚Ή6L – β‚Ή35L /yr
Salary progression
β‚Ή3L – β‚Ή6L
Fresher (0 yr)
β‚Ή8L – β‚Ή15L
2 years
β‚Ή18L – β‚Ή35L
5 years
β‚Ή35L – β‚Ή60L
10 years
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