As we take the next ten days to "dive into Python," the first assignment is to complete the Python Tutorial, chapters 1 through 4.
As you go through the tutorial, be sure to take notes on important points -- they may save you time digging up answers in the future.
Keep these notes in a text file, to be kept in the repository for your portfolio.
For example, when working through the flow control constructs, be sure to include some of the programming examples in your notes.