Coding: Python Masters (Virtual)

For advanced Python students ready for the next challenge.

Designed for students who have completed our Python Intermediate course (or have equivalent experience), this 6-class summer intensive will challenge students to apply their skills in real-world contexts while exploring advanced programming techniques and building full-scale projects.

Course Overview:

This class pushes students to think like developers—focusing on project architecture, clean code practices, and advanced problem-solving. Each session will introduce a key concept and culminate in a final project that combines everything learned.

 Topics Covered:

• Advanced Object-Oriented Programming (OOP): Inheritance, polymorphism, encapsulation, and method overriding

• Custom Data Structures: Implementing stacks, queues, and working with sets and dictionaries

• File I/O & Exception Handling: Reading/writing data, handling user input, and managing errors gracefully

• Working with APIs: Fetching and processing live data using Python's requests module

• Libraries in Action: Intro to libraries like pygame, matplotlib, or tkinter for games, graphics, or data visualization

• Debugging & Testing: Writing test cases, using assert statements, and common debugging strategies

Capstone Project:

Students will work on a multi-session final project—a game, simulation, or data-driven app—designed to demonstrate their understanding of advanced concepts, from planning and design to implementation and testing.

By the end of the course, students will not only strengthen their command of Python but also gain valuable experience in real-world programming workflows—including documentation, modular code, and collaboration techniques.

Prerequisite: Completion of AlphaMinds’ Python Intermediate course or equivalent knowledge.
Let us know if you're unsure whether this is the right level for your child!