app/data/demo_fallbacks/python_for_beginners.json

{
  "skill": "Python for Beginners",
  "overview": "A practical beginner roadmap for learning Python from basic syntax to small projects. It focuses on confidence, repetition, and building useful scripts.",
  "estimated_total_duration": "6-8 weeks",
  "phases": [
    {
      "title": "Foundations",
      "level": "beginner",
      "goal": "Understand Python syntax, variables, conditions, and loops.",
      "estimated_duration": "2 weeks",
      "nodes": [
        {
          "title": "Set up and write first scripts",
          "description": "Install Python, run simple scripts, and understand how code is executed. Practice printing values and reading beginner examples.",
          "estimated_completion_time": "2-3 hours",
          "resources": [
            {"title": "Python for Beginners - Programming with Mosh", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqtD5dpn9C8", "type": "youtube_video", "source": "YouTube", "is_free": true},
            {"title": "Python Tutorial - W3Schools", "url": "https://www.w3schools.com/python/", "type": "article", "source": "Tavily", "is_free": true}
          ]
        },
        {
          "title": "Variables and data types",
          "description": "Learn strings, numbers, booleans, lists, and dictionaries. Use small examples to see how values change while a program runs.",
          "estimated_completion_time": "2-3 hours",
          "resources": [
            {"title": "Python Variables - Official Tutorial", "url": "https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/introduction.html", "type": "documentation", "source": "Tavily", "is_free": true},
            {"title": "Python Data Types - Programiz", "url": "https://www.programiz.com/python-programming/variables-datatypes", "type": "article", "source": "Tavily", "is_free": true}
          ]
        },
        {
          "title": "Conditions and loops",
          "description": "Use if statements and loops to make programs respond to different situations. Practice with short exercises until the flow feels natural.",
          "estimated_completion_time": "3-4 hours",
          "resources": [
            {"title": "Python If Else - W3Schools", "url": "https://www.w3schools.com/python/python_conditions.asp", "type": "article", "source": "Tavily", "is_free": true},
            {"title": "Python For Loops - W3Schools", "url": "https://www.w3schools.com/python/python_for_loops.asp", "type": "article", "source": "Tavily", "is_free": true}
          ]
        }
      ],
      "project": {
        "title": "Simple quiz game",
        "brief": "Build a command-line quiz that asks questions, checks answers, and shows a final score. Keep the questions in a list or dictionary.",
        "tools_needed": ["Python", "Code editor"],
        "resources": [
          {"title": "Python for Beginners - Programming with Mosh", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqtD5dpn9C8", "type": "youtube_video", "source": "YouTube", "is_free": true},
          {"title": "Python Lists - W3Schools", "url": "https://www.w3schools.com/python/python_lists.asp", "type": "article", "source": "Tavily", "is_free": true}
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "title": "Core Skills",
      "level": "beginner",
      "goal": "Use functions, files, and modules to organize useful programs.",
      "estimated_duration": "2-3 weeks",
      "nodes": [
        {
          "title": "Functions",
          "description": "Break repeated logic into functions with inputs and return values. This helps you write cleaner programs that are easier to test.",
          "estimated_completion_time": "3-4 hours",
          "resources": [
            {"title": "Python Functions - W3Schools", "url": "https://www.w3schools.com/python/python_functions.asp", "type": "article", "source": "Tavily", "is_free": true},
            {"title": "Defining Functions - Python Docs", "url": "https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/controlflow.html#defining-functions", "type": "documentation", "source": "Tavily", "is_free": true}
          ]
        },
        {
          "title": "Files and errors",
          "description": "Read and write text files, then handle common errors safely. Practice saving simple notes or scores to a local file.",
          "estimated_completion_time": "3-4 hours",
          "resources": [
            {"title": "Reading and Writing Files - Python Docs", "url": "https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/inputoutput.html#reading-and-writing-files", "type": "documentation", "source": "Tavily", "is_free": true},
            {"title": "Python Try Except - W3Schools", "url": "https://www.w3schools.com/python/python_try_except.asp", "type": "article", "source": "Tavily", "is_free": true}
          ]
        },
        {
          "title": "Modules and packages",
          "description": "Learn how Python code can be split into modules and reused. Try importing standard library tools before installing third-party packages.",
          "estimated_completion_time": "2-3 hours",
          "resources": [
            {"title": "Python Modules - Python Docs", "url": "https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/modules.html", "type": "documentation", "source": "Tavily", "is_free": true},
            {"title": "Python Standard Library", "url": "https://docs.python.org/3/library/", "type": "documentation", "source": "Tavily", "is_free": true}
          ]
        }
      ],
      "project": {
        "title": "Personal expense tracker",
        "brief": "Create a command-line expense tracker that lets you add expenses, save them to a file, and show totals by category.",
        "tools_needed": ["Python", "Text files"],
        "resources": [
          {"title": "Reading and Writing Files - Python Docs", "url": "https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/inputoutput.html#reading-and-writing-files", "type": "documentation", "source": "Tavily", "is_free": true},
          {"title": "Python Dictionaries - W3Schools", "url": "https://www.w3schools.com/python/python_dictionaries.asp", "type": "article", "source": "Tavily", "is_free": true}
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "title": "Build Confidence",
      "level": "advanced beginner",
      "goal": "Practice with project structure, debugging, and small real-world tools.",
      "estimated_duration": "2-3 weeks",
      "nodes": [
        {
          "title": "Debugging basics",
          "description": "Learn to read error messages and isolate problems with print statements or a debugger. Debugging is a normal part of programming.",
          "estimated_completion_time": "2-3 hours",
          "resources": [
            {"title": "Python Errors and Exceptions", "url": "https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/errors.html", "type": "documentation", "source": "Tavily", "is_free": true},
            {"title": "Python Debugging With pdb", "url": "https://docs.python.org/3/library/pdb.html", "type": "documentation", "source": "Tavily", "is_free": true}
          ]
        },
        {
          "title": "Work with APIs",
          "description": "Use Python to request data from the web and inspect JSON responses. Start with public APIs that do not need authentication.",
          "estimated_completion_time": "3-5 hours",
          "resources": [
            {"title": "Requests: HTTP for Humans", "url": "https://requests.readthedocs.io/en/latest/", "type": "documentation", "source": "Tavily", "is_free": true},
            {"title": "JSON in Python", "url": "https://docs.python.org/3/library/json.html", "type": "documentation", "source": "Tavily", "is_free": true}
          ]
        },
        {
          "title": "Practice small projects",
          "description": "Build several small tools instead of one large app. Repetition helps you remember syntax and develop problem-solving habits.",
          "estimated_completion_time": "4-6 hours",
          "resources": [
            {"title": "freeCodeCamp Python Projects", "url": "https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-projects-for-beginners/", "type": "article", "source": "Tavily", "is_free": true},
            {"title": "Automate the Boring Stuff", "url": "https://automatetheboringstuff.com/", "type": "free_book", "source": "Tavily", "is_free": true}
          ]
        }
      ],
      "project": {
        "title": "Weather summary script",
        "brief": "Build a script that fetches public weather data, parses JSON, and prints a short readable summary for a city.",
        "tools_needed": ["Python", "Requests", "Public API"],
        "resources": [
          {"title": "Requests: HTTP for Humans", "url": "https://requests.readthedocs.io/en/latest/", "type": "documentation", "source": "Tavily", "is_free": true},
          {"title": "JSON in Python", "url": "https://docs.python.org/3/library/json.html", "type": "documentation", "source": "Tavily", "is_free": true}
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}