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The terms beginners, intermediate, and advanced are often used, but they’re really hard to define. What’s intermediate for a beginner is beginner’s stuff for someone advanced, and so on. Still, at least Beginners has a clear starting point, so some posts will be tagged as beginners.
Functions in Python are one of those topics for beginners! Most understand what functions are at a basic level. However, there's much more detail and nuance to defining and calling functions in Python. As with most things in coding and Python, there's nothing better than a good analogy to picture what's happening behind the scenes.… Continue reading Functions in Python are Like a Coffee Machine
You may think the Python turtle module isn't useful for anything. "It's just for kids", is what many think of it. However, this module allows you to explore and experiment with many areas of Python. In this article, you'll write a Python turtle animation of a sunrise scene using named tuples: https://videopress.com/v/OgwI5VyJ?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true As you work… Continue reading Sunrise: A Python Turtle Animation Using Named Tuples
Visualising Maths using Python - Understanding sines and cosines and their link with the circle through an animation using Python and turtle
Have you ever struggled to truly understand a topic? Perhaps one related to your work, or maybe linked to a hobby? Writing a computer program to investigate the subject can often help you get that extra level of understanding you're looking for. I've often used this method to understand fairly abstract physics concepts in my… Continue reading Understanding Two-Point Perspective Drawing using Python
With so many new Star Trek series coming out at the moment and in the near future, new and old Trekkies are all asking the same question: How do they build the starships in the Star Trek universe? Or maybe it's just me? This article will boldly go on a journey through classes and objects… Continue reading How Do They Build The Starships in Star Trek? Classes and Objects in Python
This week, instead of one of the tutorial-type articles I've been publishing recently, I'll go back to basics with an article aimed at those who are new to coding or those who are interested to know more about what this subject really is. Until relatively recently, coding was a subject reserved for a select few.… Continue reading What is coding? Beyond the obvious…
One of the early topics covered when learning to code deals with the built-in data structures in Python. Lists are usually learned early on, followed by dictionaries and tuples. Sets are not normally one of the earliest topics covered. However, that's not because they're complex but because they're used less often in Python. Understanding the… Continue reading Practise Using Lists, Tuples, Dictionaries, and Sets in Python With the Chaotic Balls Animation
Over the past couple of years, I've decided to start ticking things off my lifetime to-do list. We all have things "we'd like to do at some point when we have time." I finally started carving time out of my days to do these things. In the past two years, I've learned touch-typing (that's right,… Continue reading Python Readability, the PEP 8 Style Guide, and Learning Latin
You've written a Python script or a project containing several modules. You press Run, figuratively or literally. What happens behind the scenes in the microseconds or seconds or minutes it takes for your program to run? You can dive into the details about the internal functioning of Python to learn how a Python program works.… Continue reading Python City: Understanding how a Python Program Works (The White Room Series #3)
You've probably already learned about defining functions in Python and how to add parameters and return statements. You may even have learned about more advanced features of Python functions. But can you picture exactly what they do and what's really happening behind the scenes when you call a function? In this blog, I'll build on… Continue reading Understanding Python Functions With The Function Room (The White Room Series #2)