How much does zuzu.codes cost?

The starter track is free — read all lessons and practice for free. Full access to every track (current and future) is $14.99/month. Cancel anytime.

How long does each track take?

Each track is designed as a 30-day challenge — one lesson per day, about 15 minutes each. Go at your own pace, but the structure is built around daily consistency.

What's the lesson format?

Each lesson is a student-teacher dialogue with code examples, followed by a hands-on code challenge in an in-browser editor. You read, you understand, then you write real code.

Do I need prior coding experience?

Our beginner track starts from absolute zero — no prior experience needed. Advanced tracks build on earlier ones, and the platform tells you exactly where to start.

How is zuzu.codes different from freeCodeCamp or Codecademy?

zuzu.codes uses a structured 30-day track format with dialogue-based teaching, an in-browser code editor, and gamification (XP, streaks, progress tracking). The format builds genuine understanding through daily practice.

Python Patterns

Free

Second track of the Python series. Prerequisite: Python Foundations. Picks up where the kit left off — adds the primitives that turn a 10-line script into a 100-line script that handles real data. Week 1 covers file I/O and exceptions: `open`, `with`, `try` / `except`, and the specific error types you'll meet (`KeyError`, `ValueError`, `FileNotFoundError`). Plus list comprehensions to tighten loops into one-liners. Week 2 deepens functions: default arguments, keyword arguments, `*args` and `**kwargs`, dict comprehensions, nested dicts, and the `import` system. Week 3 turns to the standard library: `csv` for CSV files, `json` for JSON, `re` for regex, `sorted(key=...)` for sorting by computed property, and `datetime` for parsing dates. The week ends with a synthesis that composes 6 prior primitives. Week 4 adds the day-to-day toolbelt: `pathlib`, `**dict` unpacking, `enumerate` and `zip` properly, slicing, `defaultdict` and `Counter` from `collections`. One last synthesis composes the lot. 30 lessons across 4 weeks. No third-party packages required — runs entirely in your browser via Pyodide.