Python Code Academy

26/01/2023

The Python Programmer is now live on Skillshare. Check out your unique student link below to get 4 weeks free access to my class and the entire Skillshare library.
https://skl.sh/3XIVRBG

Skillshare is a learning community for creators. Anyone can take an online class, watch video lessons, create projects, and even teach a class themselves.

20/01/2023

In these short pieces of Python we create a program to store a list of names, and another program to read the list. The first program will use json.dump to store, and the second program will use json.load().
Happy coding!

20/01/2023

Only one week to go before my new class, The Python Programmer, is live on Skillshare!

Here are some details about what to expect when you sign-up for the class:

- Simple, high-quality lessons with no-fluff
- Jupyter Notebooks, and code files with each lesson
- Printable PDFs of each Jupyter Notebook
- All class code available to download from my GitHub page
- Several exercises to help develop your Python skills
- Class projects with personalized feedback from me
- Direct support from me via the class discussions tab
and more...

I hope you're as excited to take this class as I am to start teaching you Python.

The Python Programmer goes live on Thursday 26th January.

And don't foget that I will be posting a unqiue Skillshare teacher link here when the class goes live. This link will give you 4 weeks free access to my class as well as the entire Skillshare library.

See you in class!

Tony.

18/01/2023

If you want to grow as a Python developer, and learn to use other programming tools, then working with the command line interface (CLI) is a necessity. Unfortunately, beginners can find it difficult to get started with the CLI due to fact that you need to type commands rather than point and click. It can be intimidating at first, but a little guidance, and practice can go a long way.

Check out the link in the bio to an article where we take a dive into what the CLI is all about, why it’s important, learn some key terminology, and play around with popular commands. By the end of this article, you’ll have a much better understanding (and less fear) of what the CLI is, and how to use it. Link in bio.

17/01/2023

New class alert : My class, The Python Programmer, will be launching on Skillshare Thursday 26th January!

In this class you’ll learn the skills that will help you to become a paid Python developer. When The Python Programmer goes live I'll post my unique Skillshare teacher link which will give you FREE access to my class for the next 4 weeks.

I'll be releasing more class information over the next few days so stau tuned and keep an eye out for the class link.

16/01/2023

When working with dictionaries in Python a key-value pair is a set of values associated with each other. When you provide Python with a key, it returns the associated value. Every key is connected to its value by a colon (:), and each key-value pair is separated from one another by a comma (,). You can store as many key-value pairs as you need in a dictionary.

In this example we define a dictionary on the first line. Then at the second line we create a variable called current_salary and assign to it the value associated with the key 'salary'. The print statement on the third line informs the user of their current salary by displaying the variable current_salary 😃

13/01/2023

There can be a learning curve, and frustration, when trying to run your first Python program. Take a look at this article walking you through the entire process and running your first Hello World! Program. Link in bio.

12/01/2023

Wondering how to run your first Python program. Take a look at this article...

Python is a popular, high-level programming language built by Guido van Rossum in the late 1980s.

11/01/2023

We can also use mathematical operators in our conditional statements. These operators include, less than (=)

09/01/2023

In Python you can also compare numbers to see if they match an already created variable. Check it out…
How to test numbers for equality in Python.

16/12/2022

Checking for equality is the act of comparing the current value of a variable to a specific value of interest. For example the login email address of a website customer. Here we have first assigned the email address '[email protected]' to the variable email_address. This is done using the equals symbol (=). On the second line we check if the value of email_address is '[email protected]'. We do this using a double equals symbol (==). This symbol is called the equality_operator and it returns True if the value on its left matches the value on its right. If they don't match then it returns False.

15/12/2022

The append mode allows you to add content to a file without overwriting the file contents every time. When you open a file in append mode Python doesn't erase the contents of the file before returning the file object. Any lines you write to the file will be added at the end of the file. Also, if the file does not yet already exist Python will create the file for you.