Building a Python Portfolio

# Portfolio project ideas by category

portfolio = {
    "🔧 Automation": [
        "File Organizer — sort files by type/date",
        "Web Scraper — collect & analyze data",
        "Email Automation — scheduled reports",
        "PDF Generator — create reports from data",
    ],
    "🌐 API Projects": [
        "Weather Dashboard — API integration",
        "GitHub Profile Analyzer — API + data viz",
        "Currency Converter — live exchange rates",
        "News Aggregator — multi-source API",
    ],
    "📊 Data Projects": [
        "Data Cleaner — CSV/JSON processing",
        "Expense Tracker — SQLite + analysis",
        "Log Analyzer — parse & visualize logs",
        "Stock Price Tracker — API + charting",
    ],
    "🛠️ CLI Tools": [
        "Task Manager — full CRUD CLI app",
        "Password Manager — encryption + CLI",
        "Git Helper — custom Git workflows",
        "Code Quality Checker — lint + format",
    ],
}

print("=== Portfolio Project Ideas ===\n")
for category, projects in portfolio.items():
    print(f"{category}")
    for p in projects:
        print(f"  • {p}")
    print()

# Portfolio presentation tips
print("=== Presentation Tips ===")
tips = [
    "📝 Write clear README.md for each project",
    "🧪 Include tests (shows professionalism)",
    "📋 Add requirements.txt for dependencies",
    "🎨 Use consistent code style (black/ruff)",
    "📊 Add screenshots or GIFs of output",
    "🔗 Deploy demos when possible",
    "📖 Document your thought process",
    "🏷️ Use semantic versioning (v1.0.0)",
]
for tip in tips:
    print(f"  {tip}")