In the last post, Python Project – Morse Code Encoder, we looked at creating a Morse Code encoder. The application works fine, but how can we streamline it? Let’s take a look at specific parts of the code base and see what we could do. The for-loop As a refresher, our code base from the […]
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I will start a new series on how to approach writing a Python application when you are given a set of parameters. With these parameters, we will step through how to write out the code, execute the code, troubleshoot the code, and see how we can refactor the code to make it cleaner and more
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From a previous post on Python Functions, we can look into how we can pass external arguments into Python functions. This will take our code and turn it into reusable chunks of code. Therefore this is good for a few reasons: Passing Arguments into Python Functions With functions, you can pass outside arguments into them.
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Python functions will let you repeat code repeatedly every time you call the function. With Python Functions, you do not have to rewrite lines of code repeatedly. When code is loaded into memory, the function is executed. When the function completes, it is removed from memory. Below is an example of code that can transform
In the last blog posts, we covered just starting scratching the surface of Python Data Types and Python Statements. We also explained what each data type was, general use cases, and how to run some standard methods against them. Next, we went on to the three Python statement types. A brief description of what they
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While loops are next up, let’s look at what we have learned so far: While Loops While loops will execute blocks of code as the condition you are evaluating remains true. A good real-world example of this would be driving to a destination. Sometimes you don’t know how many turns it will take to get
Since we spent the last few posts discussing iterators, it is time to introduce enumerate and range. Both enumerate and range are what are known as iterators. An iterator is defined as: An iterator is an object that contains a countable number of values that can be traversed through Source: https://www.w3schools.com/python/python_iterators.asp enumerate() It’s time for
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For loops is a looping mechanism in Python that will loop over an iterator. An iterator is defined as An iterator is an object that contains a countable number of values that can be traversed through I explain for loops using a chore list. At its basics, a chore list is a list of values
With If, Elif, and Else, we have entered the “Wow, I can do that with Python” arena! Learning about the different Python data types was cool, but it was hard to keep my attention. There are only so many times you can get excited about pulling back a value from a dictionary key or finding
We are now crossing into a new plateau when it comes to programming. The last few posts were to lay the foundation of what out-of-the-box data types Python has and how you can work with them. We barely scratched what you can do with each Python data type. The previous posts just gave you an
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