# Python Initial Assessment

## 🎯 Purpose

This assessment will help determine your current Python proficiency level and create a personalized learning path.

## 📋 Assessment Structure

### Part 1: Self-Assessment Questionnaire
### Part 2: Practical Coding Challenges
### Part 3: Knowledge Gap Analysis

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## Part 1: Self-Assessment Questionnaire

Rate yourself honestly on each topic using the mastery levels:
- **Level 0:** Never heard of it / Don't understand
- **Level 1:** Heard of it / Basic awareness
- **Level 2:** Can use with documentation
- **Level 3:** Can use confidently without docs
- **Level 4:** Can teach others / Expert level

### Python Basics
| Topic | Current Level (0-4) | Notes |
|-------|---------------------|-------|
| Variables & Data Types | | |
| Operators | | |
| Control Flow (if/else) | | |
| Loops (for, while) | | |
| Lists | | |
| Tuples | | |
| Dictionaries | | |
| Sets | | |
| String manipulation | | |
| Basic I/O | | |

### Functions & Modules
| Topic | Current Level (0-4) | Notes |
|-------|---------------------|-------|
| Function definition | | |
| Parameters & arguments | | |
| *args and **kwargs | | |
| Lambda functions | | |
| Scope (local/global) | | |
| Importing modules | | |
| Creating modules | | |
| Standard library usage | | |

### Object-Oriented Programming
| Topic | Current Level (0-4) | Notes |
|-------|---------------------|-------|
| Classes & objects | | |
| __init__ method | | |
| Instance vs class variables | | |
| Inheritance | | |
| Multiple inheritance | | |
| Method overriding | | |
| Encapsulation | | |
| Polymorphism | | |
| Abstract classes | | |
| Magic methods (dunder) | | |

### File & Exception Handling
| Topic | Current Level (0-4) | Notes |
|-------|---------------------|-------|
| Reading/writing files | | |
| Context managers (with) | | |
| try/except | | |
| Raising exceptions | | |
| Custom exceptions | | |
| JSON handling | | |
| CSV handling | | |

### Advanced Concepts
| Topic | Current Level (0-4) | Notes |
|-------|---------------------|-------|
| List comprehensions | | |
| Dict comprehensions | | |
| Generators | | |
| Decorators | | |
| Iterators | | |
| Closures | | |
| Type hints | | |
| Properties (@property) | | |

### Expert Topics
| Topic | Current Level (0-4) | Notes |
|-------|---------------------|-------|
| Metaclasses | | |
| Descriptors | | |
| Context manager protocol | | |
| Threading | | |
| Multiprocessing | | |
| Async/await | | |
| Memory management | | |
| Performance optimization | | |
| Design patterns | | |
| Testing (unittest/pytest) | | |

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## Part 2: Practical Coding Challenges

### Challenge 1: Basic Python (Beginner)
```python
# Write a function that takes a list of numbers and returns:
# - The sum of all even numbers
# - The product of all odd numbers
# Example: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] -> (6, 15)

def process_numbers(numbers):
    # Your code here
    pass

# Test
print(process_numbers([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]))  # Should print: (6, 15)
```

**Can you solve this?** ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ With hints

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### Challenge 2: Data Structures (Beginner-Intermediate)
```python
# Write a function that takes a string and returns a dictionary
# with character counts, but only for characters that appear more than once
# Example: "hello" -> {'l': 2}

def count_duplicates(text):
    # Your code here
    pass

# Test
print(count_duplicates("hello"))  # Should print: {'l': 2}
print(count_duplicates("programming"))  # Should print: {'g': 2, 'r': 2, 'm': 2}
```

**Can you solve this?** ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ With hints

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### Challenge 3: OOP (Intermediate)
```python
# Create a BankAccount class with:
# - Private balance attribute
# - deposit() method
# - withdraw() method (check for sufficient funds)
# - get_balance() method
# - Transaction history tracking

class BankAccount:
    # Your code here
    pass

# Test
account = BankAccount(100)
account.deposit(50)
account.withdraw(30)
print(account.get_balance())  # Should print: 120
```

**Can you solve this?** ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ With hints

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### Challenge 4: Decorators (Advanced)
```python
# Create a decorator that measures function execution time
# and caches results for same arguments

def timing_cache(func):
    # Your code here
    pass

@timing_cache
def fibonacci(n):
    if n < 2:
        return n
    return fibonacci(n-1) + fibonacci(n-2)

# Test
print(fibonacci(10))  # Should cache intermediate results
```

**Can you solve this?** ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ With hints

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### Challenge 5: Generators (Advanced)
```python
# Create a generator that yields prime numbers up to n

def prime_generator(n):
    # Your code here
    pass

# Test
primes = list(prime_generator(20))
print(primes)  # Should print: [2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19]
```

**Can you solve this?** ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ With hints

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### Challenge 6: Async Programming (Expert)
```python
# Write an async function that fetches multiple URLs concurrently
# and returns their content lengths

import asyncio

async def fetch_all_lengths(urls):
    # Your code here
    pass

# Test
urls = [
    "https://example.com",
    "https://python.org",
    "https://github.com"
]
# Should fetch all URLs concurrently and return their lengths
```

**Can you solve this?** ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ With hints

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## Part 3: Knowledge Gap Analysis

### Based on Self-Assessment

**Count your scores:**
- Topics at Level 0: ___
- Topics at Level 1: ___
- Topics at Level 2: ___
- Topics at Level 3: ___
- Topics at Level 4: ___

**Total topics assessed:** ___

### Based on Coding Challenges

**Challenges solved:**
- Challenge 1 (Basic): ☐
- Challenge 2 (Data Structures): ☐
- Challenge 3 (OOP): ☐
- Challenge 4 (Decorators): ☐
- Challenge 5 (Generators): ☐
- Challenge 6 (Async): ☐

**Total solved:** ___ / 6

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## 📊 Assessment Results & Recommendations

### Proficiency Level Determination

**If you scored:**

#### Absolute Beginner (0-20% Level 2+)
- **Recommendation:** Start with Phase 1 (Foundations)
- **Timeline:** 3-4 months for Phase 1
- **Focus:** Master basics before moving forward
- **Study Time:** 2-3 hours daily
- **Resources:** "Python Crash Course", Real Python beginner tutorials

#### Beginner (20-40% Level 2+, 1+ challenges solved)
- **Recommendation:** Review Phase 1, focus on Phase 2
- **Timeline:** 1 month review + 3-4 months Phase 2
- **Focus:** Strengthen foundations, build intermediate skills
- **Study Time:** 2-3 hours daily
- **Resources:** "Fluent Python" chapters 1-5, Python documentation

#### Intermediate (40-60% Level 2+, 3+ challenges solved)
- **Recommendation:** Skip to Phase 2-3
- **Timeline:** 2 months Phase 2 + 4-5 months Phase 3
- **Focus:** OOP, decorators, generators, async basics
- **Study Time:** 2-4 hours daily
- **Resources:** "Effective Python", "Python Cookbook"

#### Advanced (60-80% Level 2+, 4+ challenges solved)
- **Recommendation:** Focus on Phase 3-4
- **Timeline:** 2 months Phase 3 + 3-4 months Phase 4
- **Focus:** Metaclasses, async, performance, design patterns
- **Study Time:** 2-4 hours daily
- **Resources:** "High Performance Python", Python source code

#### Expert (80%+ Level 3+, 5+ challenges solved)
- **Recommendation:** Phase 4-5 (Specialization)
- **Timeline:** 2 months Phase 4 + ongoing specialization
- **Focus:** Deep expertise, contribute to open source
- **Study Time:** 1-2 hours daily (maintenance + specialization)
- **Resources:** PEPs, CPython source, advanced talks

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## 🎯 Personalized Learning Path

### Your Starting Point
**Based on assessment:** _______________ (Fill after completing)

### Recommended Phase to Start
**Phase:** _______________ 

### Topics to Review First
1. _______________
2. _______________
3. _______________

### Topics to Skip (Already Mastered)
1. _______________
2. _______________
3. _______________

### Weak Areas to Focus On
1. _______________
2. _______________
3. _______________

### Estimated Timeline to Advanced Level
**From your starting point:** ___ months

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## 📝 Action Items

### Immediate Next Steps (This Week)
1. ☐ Complete this assessment
2. ☐ Review recommended phase in Master Plan
3. ☐ Set up development environment
4. ☐ Join Python community (Reddit, Discord)
5. ☐ Schedule daily study time
6. ☐ Create first week's study plan
7. ☐ Take first module quiz

### First Month Goals
1. ☐ Complete ____ modules
2. ☐ Build ____ small projects
3. ☐ Read ____ chapters from recommended book
4. ☐ Contribute to ____ discussion/question online
5. ☐ Take monthly comprehensive exam

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## 🔄 Reassessment Schedule

- **Week 4:** Quick review of progress
- **Month 3:** Comprehensive reassessment
- **Month 6:** Mid-journey assessment
- **Month 12:** Full reassessment
- **Month 18:** Expert level assessment

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## 📚 Additional Assessment Resources

### Online Assessments
- Python.org's Official Quiz
- Real Python Quizzes
- HackerRank Python Certification
- LeetCode Python Track

### Practice Platforms
- Codewars (Python kata)
- Exercism.org (Python track)
- Project Euler
- Advent of Code

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**Date Completed:** _______________
**Next Reassessment:** _______________
**Notes:** 
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