Python Getting Started

Why Python

• Readable syntax, fast to prototype
• Massive ecosystem (data science, web, automation)
• Strong in AI/ML tooling

Key Concepts

List Comprehensions

squares = [x**2 for x in range(10)]
filtered = [x for x in squares if x > 10]

Functions as First-Class Citizens

def apply(func, value):
    return func(value)

result = apply(str.upper, "hello")  # "HELLO"

Context Managers

with open("file.txt") as f:
    content = f.read()
# file is automatically closed

Next Topics

• OOP and dataclasses
• Decorators
• Async/await
• Type hints