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# Python Initial Assessment
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## 🎯 Purpose
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This assessment will help determine your current Python proficiency level and create a personalized learning path.
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## 📋 Assessment Structure
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### Part 1: Self-Assessment Questionnaire
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### Part 2: Practical Coding Challenges
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### Part 3: Knowledge Gap Analysis
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---
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## Part 1: Self-Assessment Questionnaire
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Rate yourself honestly on each topic using the mastery levels:
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- **Level 0:** Never heard of it / Don't understand
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- **Level 1:** Heard of it / Basic awareness
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- **Level 2:** Can use with documentation
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- **Level 3:** Can use confidently without docs
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- **Level 4:** Can teach others / Expert level
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### Python Basics
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| Topic | Current Level (0-4) | Notes |
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|-------|---------------------|-------|
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| Variables & Data Types | | |
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| Operators | | |
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| Control Flow (if/else) | | |
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| Loops (for, while) | | |
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| Lists | | |
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| Tuples | | |
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| Dictionaries | | |
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| Sets | | |
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| String manipulation | | |
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| Basic I/O | | |
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### Functions & Modules
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| Topic | Current Level (0-4) | Notes |
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|-------|---------------------|-------|
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| Function definition | | |
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| Parameters & arguments | | |
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| *args and **kwargs | | |
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| Lambda functions | | |
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| Scope (local/global) | | |
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| Importing modules | | |
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| Creating modules | | |
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| Standard library usage | | |
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### Object-Oriented Programming
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| Topic | Current Level (0-4) | Notes |
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|-------|---------------------|-------|
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| Classes & objects | | |
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| __init__ method | | |
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| Instance vs class variables | | |
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| Inheritance | | |
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| Multiple inheritance | | |
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| Method overriding | | |
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| Encapsulation | | |
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| Polymorphism | | |
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| Abstract classes | | |
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| Magic methods (dunder) | | |
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### File & Exception Handling
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| Topic | Current Level (0-4) | Notes |
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|-------|---------------------|-------|
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| Reading/writing files | | |
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| Context managers (with) | | |
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| try/except | | |
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| Raising exceptions | | |
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| Custom exceptions | | |
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| JSON handling | | |
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| CSV handling | | |
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### Advanced Concepts
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| Topic | Current Level (0-4) | Notes |
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|-------|---------------------|-------|
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| List comprehensions | | |
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| Dict comprehensions | | |
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| Generators | | |
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| Decorators | | |
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| Iterators | | |
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| Closures | | |
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| Type hints | | |
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| Properties (@property) | | |
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### Expert Topics
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| Topic | Current Level (0-4) | Notes |
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|-------|---------------------|-------|
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| Metaclasses | | |
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| Descriptors | | |
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| Context manager protocol | | |
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| Threading | | |
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| Multiprocessing | | |
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| Async/await | | |
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| Memory management | | |
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| Performance optimization | | |
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| Design patterns | | |
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| Testing (unittest/pytest) | | |
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---
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## Part 2: Practical Coding Challenges
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### Challenge 1: Basic Python (Beginner)
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```python
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# Write a function that takes a list of numbers and returns:
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# - The sum of all even numbers
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# - The product of all odd numbers
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# Example: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] -> (6, 15)
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def process_numbers(numbers):
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# Your code here
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pass
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# Test
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print(process_numbers([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])) # Should print: (6, 15)
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```
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**Can you solve this?** ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ With hints
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---
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### Challenge 2: Data Structures (Beginner-Intermediate)
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```python
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# Write a function that takes a string and returns a dictionary
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# with character counts, but only for characters that appear more than once
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# Example: "hello" -> {'l': 2}
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def count_duplicates(text):
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# Your code here
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pass
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# Test
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print(count_duplicates("hello")) # Should print: {'l': 2}
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print(count_duplicates("programming")) # Should print: {'g': 2, 'r': 2, 'm': 2}
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```
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**Can you solve this?** ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ With hints
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---
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### Challenge 3: OOP (Intermediate)
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```python
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# Create a BankAccount class with:
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# - Private balance attribute
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# - deposit() method
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# - withdraw() method (check for sufficient funds)
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# - get_balance() method
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# - Transaction history tracking
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class BankAccount:
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# Your code here
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pass
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# Test
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account = BankAccount(100)
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account.deposit(50)
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account.withdraw(30)
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print(account.get_balance()) # Should print: 120
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```
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**Can you solve this?** ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ With hints
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---
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### Challenge 4: Decorators (Advanced)
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```python
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# Create a decorator that measures function execution time
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# and caches results for same arguments
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def timing_cache(func):
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# Your code here
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pass
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@timing_cache
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def fibonacci(n):
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if n < 2:
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return n
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return fibonacci(n-1) + fibonacci(n-2)
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# Test
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print(fibonacci(10)) # Should cache intermediate results
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```
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**Can you solve this?** ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ With hints
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---
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### Challenge 5: Generators (Advanced)
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```python
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# Create a generator that yields prime numbers up to n
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def prime_generator(n):
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# Your code here
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pass
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# Test
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primes = list(prime_generator(20))
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print(primes) # Should print: [2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19]
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```
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**Can you solve this?** ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ With hints
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---
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### Challenge 6: Async Programming (Expert)
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```python
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# Write an async function that fetches multiple URLs concurrently
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# and returns their content lengths
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import asyncio
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async def fetch_all_lengths(urls):
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# Your code here
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pass
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# Test
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urls = [
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"https://example.com",
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"https://python.org",
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"https://github.com"
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]
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# Should fetch all URLs concurrently and return their lengths
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```
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**Can you solve this?** ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ With hints
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---
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## Part 3: Knowledge Gap Analysis
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### Based on Self-Assessment
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**Count your scores:**
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- Topics at Level 0: ___
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- Topics at Level 1: ___
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- Topics at Level 2: ___
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- Topics at Level 3: ___
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- Topics at Level 4: ___
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**Total topics assessed:** ___
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### Based on Coding Challenges
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**Challenges solved:**
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- Challenge 1 (Basic): ☐
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- Challenge 2 (Data Structures): ☐
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- Challenge 3 (OOP): ☐
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- Challenge 4 (Decorators): ☐
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- Challenge 5 (Generators): ☐
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- Challenge 6 (Async): ☐
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**Total solved:** ___ / 6
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---
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## 📊 Assessment Results & Recommendations
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### Proficiency Level Determination
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**If you scored:**
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#### Absolute Beginner (0-20% Level 2+)
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- **Recommendation:** Start with Phase 1 (Foundations)
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- **Timeline:** 3-4 months for Phase 1
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- **Focus:** Master basics before moving forward
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- **Study Time:** 2-3 hours daily
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- **Resources:** "Python Crash Course", Real Python beginner tutorials
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#### Beginner (20-40% Level 2+, 1+ challenges solved)
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- **Recommendation:** Review Phase 1, focus on Phase 2
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- **Timeline:** 1 month review + 3-4 months Phase 2
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- **Focus:** Strengthen foundations, build intermediate skills
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- **Study Time:** 2-3 hours daily
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- **Resources:** "Fluent Python" chapters 1-5, Python documentation
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#### Intermediate (40-60% Level 2+, 3+ challenges solved)
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- **Recommendation:** Skip to Phase 2-3
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- **Timeline:** 2 months Phase 2 + 4-5 months Phase 3
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- **Focus:** OOP, decorators, generators, async basics
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- **Study Time:** 2-4 hours daily
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- **Resources:** "Effective Python", "Python Cookbook"
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#### Advanced (60-80% Level 2+, 4+ challenges solved)
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- **Recommendation:** Focus on Phase 3-4
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- **Timeline:** 2 months Phase 3 + 3-4 months Phase 4
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- **Focus:** Metaclasses, async, performance, design patterns
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- **Study Time:** 2-4 hours daily
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- **Resources:** "High Performance Python", Python source code
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#### Expert (80%+ Level 3+, 5+ challenges solved)
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- **Recommendation:** Phase 4-5 (Specialization)
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- **Timeline:** 2 months Phase 4 + ongoing specialization
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- **Focus:** Deep expertise, contribute to open source
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- **Study Time:** 1-2 hours daily (maintenance + specialization)
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- **Resources:** PEPs, CPython source, advanced talks
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---
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## 🎯 Personalized Learning Path
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### Your Starting Point
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**Based on assessment:** _______________ (Fill after completing)
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### Recommended Phase to Start
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**Phase:** _______________
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### Topics to Review First
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1. _______________
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2. _______________
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3. _______________
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### Topics to Skip (Already Mastered)
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1. _______________
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2. _______________
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3. _______________
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### Weak Areas to Focus On
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1. _______________
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2. _______________
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3. _______________
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### Estimated Timeline to Advanced Level
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**From your starting point:** ___ months
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---
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## 📝 Action Items
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### Immediate Next Steps (This Week)
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1. ☐ Complete this assessment
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2. ☐ Review recommended phase in Master Plan
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3. ☐ Set up development environment
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4. ☐ Join Python community (Reddit, Discord)
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5. ☐ Schedule daily study time
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6. ☐ Create first week's study plan
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7. ☐ Take first module quiz
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### First Month Goals
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1. ☐ Complete ____ modules
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2. ☐ Build ____ small projects
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3. ☐ Read ____ chapters from recommended book
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4. ☐ Contribute to ____ discussion/question online
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5. ☐ Take monthly comprehensive exam
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## 🔄 Reassessment Schedule
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- **Week 4:** Quick review of progress
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- **Month 3:** Comprehensive reassessment
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- **Month 6:** Mid-journey assessment
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- **Month 12:** Full reassessment
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- **Month 18:** Expert level assessment
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---
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## 📚 Additional Assessment Resources
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### Online Assessments
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- Python.org's Official Quiz
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- Real Python Quizzes
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- HackerRank Python Certification
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- LeetCode Python Track
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### Practice Platforms
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- Codewars (Python kata)
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- Exercism.org (Python track)
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- Project Euler
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- Advent of Code
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---
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**Date Completed:** _______________
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**Next Reassessment:** _______________
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**Notes:**
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