Beginner Code District

Programming fundamentals

Think like a programmer, from your very first line.

Never written a line of code? Start here. This track teaches the ideas behind every programming language: values and variables, decisions, loops, functions, lists and dictionaries, and how to break a problem into steps and fix your own bugs.

You write real Python 3.14 from the very first lesson and see how the same ideas look in JavaScript. Every lesson is short and packed with quizzes, so you learn by doing.

Lessons: 24
Time: 3 h
Level: Beginner

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What you'll be able to do

Read and write short Python programs with confidence
Store and work with data using variables, lists and dictionaries
Control a program with conditions and loops
Split a problem into small, reusable functions
Read error messages and debug your own code
Build a working leaderboard from scratch

The journey

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Module 1
What programming is

How computers follow instructions, what a programming language is, and your first Python program.

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Module 2
Values and variables

Numbers, text and true or false, stored in variables and shown with f-strings.

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Module 3
Decisions

Compare values and choose what happens next with if, elif and else.

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Module 4
Repetition

Let the computer do the boring part with while and for loops.

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Module 5
Functions

Package steps into reusable functions that take inputs and return results.

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Module 6
Collections

Keep many values together in lists and dictionaries, and loop over them.

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Module 7
Thinking like a programmer

Break problems down, plan in pseudocode, fix bugs and build a leaderboard.

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