Python for Java Developers

Hands-on Python curriculum for expert Java developers. Each lesson lives in one folder: demos, basics.py index, and practice/ exercises.

Layout

lesson_02/
  basics.py              # list / run all demos: --list
  01_collections.py
  02_slicing.py
  practice/
    01_collections.py    # stubs (pass) + tests — fill in and run until checks pass

Quick start

git clone https://github.com/qgambit2/python-for-java-devs-curriculum.git
cd python-for-java-devs-curriculum
uv sync
uv run python lesson_00/03_verify_environment.py
uv run python lesson_02/01_collections.py

Roadmap

uv run python 00_curriculum.py
uv run python lesson_02/basics.py --list

Read along

Chapter prose (preview edition) lives in book/content/.

Java reference

See docs/java-equivalents.md for side-by-side Java ↔ Python tables.

Practice

uv run python lesson_02/practice/01_collections.py

Each practice file ships with pass stubs and _check() tests. Replace stubs one exercise at a time until you see checkmarks.

Requirements

• Python 3.12+ (see .python-version)
• uv package manager