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Zero To Mastery

Complete Python Developer in 2026: Zero to Mastery

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Overview

Learn Python. Get hired. This is one of the most popular, highly rated python coding bootcamps online. It's also the most modern and up-to-date. Guaranteed. This is the only Python course you need if you want to go from complete Python beginner to getting hired as a Python Developer this year!
  • How to become a Python Developer and get hired
  • Learn Object Oriented Programming
  • Build 12+ real world Python projects you can show off on your portfolio
  • Learn Machine Learning with Python
  • Learn Data Science with Python to analyze and visualize data
  • Use Python to process: Images, CSVs, PDFs, and other files
  • Use Python to send Emails and SMS
  • Set up authentication and user accounts
  • Learn to test, debug and handle errors in your Python programs
  • Learn to use Selenium and Python for automation
  • Master modern Python 3 fundamentals as well as advanced topics
  • Learn function programming
  • Learn how to use Python in web development
  • Build a machine learning model
  • Learn CSS in JS with styled-components
  • Build a professional Portfolio Website
  • Build a web scraper with Python and BeautifulSoup
  • Use Python to build a Twitter bot
  • Learn best practices to write clean, performant, and bug free code
  • Set up a professional workspace with Jupyter Notebooks, PyCharm, VS Code + more

Syllabus

  •   Introduction
    • Complete Python Developer: Zero to Mastery
    • Course Outline
    • Exercise: Meet Your Classmates and Instructor
    • Understanding Your Video Player
    • Set Your Learning Streak Goal
  •   Python Introduction
    • What Is A Programming Language?
    • Python Interpreter
    • How To Run Python Code
    • Note: Jumping To Developer Environment
    • IMPORTANT: Replit Code
    • Our First Python Program
    • Python 2 vs Python 3
    • Why So Many Languages?
    • Exercise: How Does Python Work?
    • ZTM Python Cheat Sheet
    • Python Developer Monthly
    • Let's Have Some Fun (+ Free Resources)
  •   Python Basics
    • Learning Python
    • Python Data Types
    • How To Succeed
    • Numbers
    • Math Functions
    • DEVELOPER FUNDAMENTALS: I
    • Operator Precedence
    • Exercise: Operator Precedence
    • Optional: bin() and complex
    • Endorsements On LinkedIn
    • Variables
    • Expressions vs Statements
    • Augmented Assignment Operator
    • Strings
    • String Concatenation
    • Type Conversion
    • Escape Sequences
    • Formatted Strings
    • String Indexes
    • Immutability
    • Built-In Functions + Methods
    • Booleans
    • Exercise: Type Conversion
    • DEVELOPER FUNDAMENTALS: II
    • Exercise: Password Checker
    • Lists
    • List Slicing
    • Matrix
    • List Methods
    • List Methods 2
    • List Methods 3
    • Common List Patterns
    • List Unpacking
    • None
    • Dictionaries
    • 3.7 Update: Ordered Dict
    • DEVELOPER FUNDAMENTALS: III
    • Dictionary Keys
    • Dictionary Methods
    • Dictionary Methods 2
    • Tuples
    • Tuples 2
    • Sets
    • Sets 2
    • Unlimited Updates
  •   A.I. & How to Use ChatGPT
    • How to Use A.I. with this Course
    • Future of A.I. & How to Adapt
    • How to Use ChatGPT
    • Don't Be A Junior
  •   Python Basics 2
    • Breaking The Flow
    • Conditional Logic
    • Indentation In Python
    • Truthy vs Falsey
    • Ternary Operator
    • Short Circuiting
    • Logical Operators
    • Exercise: Logical Operators
    • is vs ==
    • For Loops
    • Iterables
    • Exercise: Tricky Counter
    • range()
    • enumerate()
    • While Loops
    • While Loops 2
    • break, continue, pass
    • Our First GUI
    • DEVELOPER FUNDAMENTALS: IV
    • Exercise: Find Duplicates
    • Functions
    • Parameters and Arguments
    • Default Parameters and Keyword Arguments
    • return
    • Exercise: Tesla
    • Methods vs Functions
    • Docstrings
    • Clean Code
    • *args and **kwargs
    • Exercise: Functions
    • Walrus Operator
    • Scope
    • Scope Rules
    • global Keyword
    • nonlocal Keyword
    • Why Do We Need Scope?
    • Python Exam: Testing Your Understanding
    • Course Check-In
  •   Developer Environment
    • MAC - Python Install
    • WINDOWS - Python Install
    • WINDOWS - Get Terminal
    • LINUX - Python Install
    • Python Developer Tools
    • Sublime Text
    • Resources: Customizing Sublime Text 4
    • Quick Note: Upcoming Video
    • Optional: Terminal Commands
    • iTerm Setup
    • Using the Command Line/Terminal
    • Visual Studio Code
    • PyCharm
    • Code Formatting - PEP 8
    • Quick Note: Jupyter Notebooks
    • Jupyter Notebooks
    • Section Review
    • Implement a New Life System
  •   Advanced Python: Object Oriented Programming
    • Note on Upcoming Sections
    • What Is OOP?
    • What is OOP? Part 2
    • Creating Our Own Objects
    • Attributes and Methods
    • __init__
    • Exercise: Cats Everywhere
    • @classmethod and @staticmethod
    • Reviewing What We Know So Far
    • DEVELOPER FUNDAMENTALS: V
    • Encapsulation
    • Abstraction
    • Private vs Public Variables
    • Inheritance
    • Inheritance 2
    • Polymorphism
    • Exercise: Pets Everywhere
    • super()
    • Object Introspection
    • Dunder Methods
    • Exercise: Extending List
    • Multiple Inheritance
    • MRO - Method Resolution Order
  •   Advanced Python: Functional Programming
    • Functional Programming
    • What Is Functional Programming?
    • Pure Functions
    • map()
    • filter()
    • zip()
    • reduce()
    • Exercises: map, filter, zip, reduce
    • Lambda Expressions
    • Exercise: Lambda Expressions
    • List Comprehensions
    • Set and Dictionary Comprehension
    • Exercise: Comprehensions
    • Exercise: Imposter Syndrome
    • We Still Have More To Go!
  •   Advanced Python: Decorators
    • Decorators
    • Higher Order Functions
    • Decorators 2
    • Decorators 3
    • Why Do We Need Decorators?
    • Exercise: @authenticated
  •   Advanced Python: Error Handling
    • Errors in Python
    • Error Handling
    • Error Handling 2
    • Exercises: Error Handling
    • Error Handling 3
  •   Advanced Python: Generators
    • Generators
    • Generators 2
    • Generators Performance
    • Under The Hood Of Generators
    • Exercise: Fibonacci Numbers
    • 100 Python Exercises
  •   Modules In Python
    • Modules In Python
    • Packages In Python
    • Different Ways To Import
    • __name__
    • Python Built-in Modules
    • Python Built-in Modules 2
    • Exercise: Guessing Game
    • Python Package Index
    • pip install
    • Virtual Environments
    • Useful Modules
    • Interesting Tidbit: Python Dict
    • Useful Modules 2
    • DEVELOPER FUNDAMENTALS: VI
  •   Debugging In Python
    • How To Debug Code
  •   File I/O
    • Working With Files In Python
    • Read, Write, Append
    • File Paths
    • File IO Errors
    • Exercise: Translator
  •   Regular Expressions
    • Regular Expressions
    • Regular Expressions 2
    • Exercises: Interactive RegEx
    • Regular Expressions 3
    • Exercise: Password Validation
    • Exercise: Password Validation 2
  •   Testing In Python
    • Testing Introduction
    • Unittest
    • Writing Unit Tests
    • Writing Unit Tests 2
    • Exercise: Testing
  •   Career Of A Python Developer
    • Python Careers
    • Endorsements On LinkedIn
    • Quick Note: Upcoming Video
    • What If I Don't Have Enough Experience?
    • Learning Guideline
    • Now What??
  •   Scripting With Python
    • Section Overview
    • What Is Image Processing?
    • DEVELOPER FUNDAMENTALS: VII
    • Final Updated Code for this Project
    • Images With Python
    • Images With Python 2
    • Images With Python 3
    • Exercise: JPG to PNG Pokedex Converter
    • Quick Note: Github
    • Solution: JPG to PNG Pokedex Converter
    • OpenCV
    • Quick Note: Upcoming Lecture
    • PDFs With Python
    • Exercise: PDF Merger
    • Exercise: Watermarker
    • Solution: Watermarker
    • Sending Emails With Python
    • Quick Note: Google Security Updates
    • Sending Emails With Python 2
    • Sending Emails With Python 3
    • Password Checker Project
    • How Hackers Work
    • Password API
    • Quick Note: Upcoming Video
    • Optional: Hash Function
    • Password Checker
    • Password Checker 2
    • Password Checker 3
    • Password Checker 4
    • Quick Note: Twitter/X API Approval
    • Alternative Option: Bluesky Bot
    • Twitter API
    • Quick Note: Tweepy API
    • Our First Twitter Bot
    • Our First Twitter Bot 2
    • Our First Twitter Bot 3
    • Our First Twitter Bot 4
    • SMS With Python
    • SMS With Python 2
    • SMS With Python 3
    • Ntfy Fun
    • Exercise: Build Something Funny
  •   Scraping Data with Python
    • Web Scraping Introduction
    • Web Scraping and APIs
    • How Googlebot Works
    • Our Hacker News Project
    • Requesting Data
    • BeautifulSoup Basics
    • Quick Note: .storylink to .titleline
    • BeautifulSoup Selectors
    • Hacker News Project
    • Hacker News Project 2
    • Hacker News Project 3
    • Solution: Hacker News Project 3
    • What To Do Next With Scraping?
  •   Web Development with Python
    • Section Overview
    • How Websites Work
    • How Websites Work 2
    • Building Our First Server
    • Quick Note: Flask Versions
    • Setting Up Flask
    • Building A Flask Server
    • Flask Templates
    • Flask Static Files
    • Favicon
    • Templating Engine
    • URL Parameters
    • MIME Types
    • Files Needed for Next Video
    • Building A Portfolio
    • FREE HTML Templates
    • Building A Portfolio 2
    • Building A Portfolio 3
    • Building A Portfolio 4
    • HTML Forms
    • Building A Portfolio 5
    • Building A Portfolio 6
    • Building A Portfolio 7
    • Quick Fix: newline
    • Quick Note About Databases
    • Upcoming Video
    • Optional: How Databases Work
    • Building A Portfolio 8
    • Building A Portfolio 9
    • Bonus Exercise: Customize Your Portfolio
  •   Automation/Testing
    • Section Overview
    • Quick Note: Selenium Version
    • Selenium Introduction
    • Quick Update: Selenium 4+
    • Selenium Basics
    • Selenium Basics 2
    • Selenium Basics 3
  •   A.I. & Machine Learning + Data Science
    • Section Overview
    • AI/Machine Learning/Data Science
    • How Machine Learning Works
    • History Of Data
    • Types of Machine Learning
    • Machine Learning 101
    • Tools In Machine Learning
    • Kaggle Datasets
    • Data Science 1
    • Data Science 2
    • Data Science 3
    • Machine Learning 1
    • Machine Learning 2
    • Machine Learning 3
    • Optional: K Nearest Neighbour
    • Machine Learning 4
    • Quick Note: Joblib Update
    • Machine Learning 5
    • Machine Learning 6
    • Exercise: ReallySmartBrain
    • My Favourite Machine Learning Resources
  •   Where To Go From Here?
    • Thank You
    • Review This Course!
    • Become An Alumni
    • Learning Guideline
    • ZTM Events Every Month
    • LinkedIn Endorsements
  •   Bonus: Extra Bits
    • Watch Git, Github + Open Source Projects Section
    • Quick Note: Upcoming Videos
    • JTS: Learn to Learn
    • JTS: Start With Why
    • Quick Note: Next Video
    • My Terminal Setup
    • My Terminal Setup 2
    • Some Old Videos for You
    • AMA - 1,000 Students!!
    • AMA - 100,000 Students!!
  •   Bonus: HTML Forms
    • Quick Note: Upcoming Videos
    • HTML Forms
    • HTML Forms 2
    • Submitting A Form

Taught by

Andrei Neagoie

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