Installing Python Packages with Pip

In this article you will learn how to install Python packages using the pip package installer. When you install Python on your computer, it comes with the standard library which is a...

The 21 Game with Python Turtle Graphics

Here’s something fun. The 21 Game is a two-player counting game where each player can add 1, 2, or 3, starting at zero, to the total. the total must not exceed 21...

BBC micro:bit Introduction

A couple of years ago the BBC distributed nearly a million BBC Micro:bits to schools in the UK as part of the BBC’s Make it Digital initiative. It was generally considered a...

Python Turtle Graphics Demos

If you are using the standard installation of Python from python.org which comes with the IDLE editor, there are some exciting demonstrations of the power of the turtle module available at the...

Fun with Cats – Python API Calls

One of the great things about Python as a programming language is that you can do fairly powerful things with just a few lines of code. In this article we are going...

Matrix Computing for 11-14 Book 1 Review

Matrix Computing for 11-14 Book Series Review

by Oxford University Press The Matrix Computing for 11-14 series provides comprehensive cover of the Key Stage 3 National Computing Curriculum. It is thorough and well presented, with clear explanations and lots...

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Calculating Distance with Python

Play Treasure Island by Clicking Here I am very keen to help people connections between Maths and Computer Science. Above is a game I wrote using JavaScript. When you click on an...

Recursion for A Level Computer Science using Python

Introduction to Recursion in Python

It was a dark night, the night was dark and the robbers were in a cave. One robber said to the other “tell us a tale,” and this is the tale he...

Book Review – Soft Skills by John Sonmez

Soft Skills: The Software Developer’s Life Manual is a fantastic book which has had a big impact on my life. It is about how to level up your life in areas which...

Global Variables in Computer Science GCSE and A Level

Global Variables will Break the Internet

You may have heard that global variables are dangerous and should be avoided at all costs. They may even break the internet. How scary! However, it turns out on investigation that the...

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