Day 5 – Python Loops
Day 5 Goals For Loop sum() range() function Coding Challenge: FizzBuzz Project: Password Generator My fizzbuzz challenge # You are going to write a program that prints the solution to…
Day 6 – Python Functions
Day 6 Goals Defining and calling functions The Hurdles Challenge https://reeborg.ca/reeborg.html?lang=en&mode=python&menu=worlds%2Fmenus%2Freeborg_intro_en.json&name=Hurdle%201&url=worlds%2Ftutorial_en%2Fhurdle1.json Indentation in Python While Loops The Hurdles Challenge with while loops The Hurdles Challenge with variable heights Project: Escape…
Day 7 – Hangman
Day 7 Goals Approaching Complex Problems Step 1 - Pick a Random Word Step 2 - Replacing Blanks with Guesses Step 3 - Checking of the Player has won Step…
Day 8 – Function Parameters & Caesar Cipher
Day 8 Goals Functions with Inputs Coding Exercise : Life in Weeks Positional vs Keyword arguments Coding Exercise: Love Calculator Caeser Cipher Part 1 - Encryption Caeser Cipher Part 2…
Day 9 – Dictionaries
Day 9 Goals The Python Dictionary Coding Exercise: Grading Scores Nesting List and Dictionaries Project: The Secret Auction Coding Exercise - Grading Scores. # You have access to a database…
Day 10 – Functions with Outputs
Day 10 Goals Functions with Outputs (return) Multiple return values Coding Exercise: leap year Docstrings Project: Calculator Coding Exercise: def is_leap_year(year): leap_year = True if year % 4 == 0:…
Day 11 – Capstone Project
Write a text based Blackjack game. My Solution: import random # needed to draw a random item from the list from art import logo import os # sets up the…
Day 12 – Scope
Day 12 Goals Namespaces: Local vs Global Block Scope (python doesn't use it) Coding Exercise: Prime number checker Modifying Global Variables (Hint: don't) Constants and Global Scope Project: Number Guessing…
Email to Stoke City Football Club
Given recent form and the pending threat of relegation to England’s third tier of football, I decided to write an email to the club and sent this on 25th February…
Disk Encryption – Windows 10 Home
Bitlocker is not available on Windows 10 Home. I didn't know this, then I found that there was an alternative called, unremarkably, "Device Encryption". It is hardware dependant and it seems that a lot of hardware, even fairly new hardware, doesn't support all of the requirements.