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Introduction to Python is 19 sections and 76 short modules. A module is not a chapter you set aside an evening for. It is a handful of steps, and a step is a few minutes.

1. Step 1

   Open the course outline

   1. Click Open course on your dashboard, or go to /student/course/python-basics.
   2. The gold pill at the top right reads Total earned and your XP so far.
   3. Scroll through the numbered sections. Each one has a number in a dark circle, a title, a short description, a percentage, and a progress bar.

   

2. Step 2

   Look inside a module

   1. Each module card shows how long it takes, how many steps it has, and how much XP is on the table.
   2. The chips underneath are the steps. The icon tells you the kind: a play triangle is a short video, lines are a reading, and </> is a coding exercise.
   3. Click any chip to jump straight to that step. You do not have to start at the beginning.
   4. Click Start to open the module at its first unfinished step.

   Tip. The percentage on a section is computed from steps you completed. Nothing on this page is self-reported.

3. Step 3

   See the whole map at once

   1. Scroll the outline page to the bottom to see all 19 sections and 76 modules in order.
   2. Inside a lesson or exercise, the ☰ Course Outline button in the header opens the same map in a pop-up, so you can jump anywhere without losing your place.

   Tip. Every section builds on the one before it. If a module feels like it skipped a step, the missing piece is usually in the module just above it.