Retro Sound Effects in Python
This post is about how to produce retro sound effects using Python. These kinds of effects added greatly to the excitement of playing early computer games and are still loved by many....
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Python Programming Challenge – Intervals of Consecutive Characters
Python Programming Challenge – Intervals of Consecutive Characters Here’s a fun Python programming challenge: Write a function which takes a string as input and returns a list of tuples containing the start...
Python Turtle Graphics – Drawing with Stamps
Python Turtle Graphics stamps are awesome. They are not that well known, and learner python programmers often do things in a more complicated way than they need to as a result. Take...
A Key Distinction for Better Understanding of Computer Science GCSE and A Level
Do you mean the thing or the container for the thing? In this article I want to discuss a key distinction which crops up again and again throughout Computer Science GCSE and...
We Need to Talk About Pseudocode
Pseudocode for Computer Science GCSE and A Level Pseudocode for Computer Science GCSE and A Level is supposed to provide a way of describing algorithms which is simple, clear, unambiguous and language-agnostic....
GCSE Computer Science Programming Misses the Mark?
How well does GCSE Computer Science prepare students to become good programmers? I know, programming is not everything, and the other aspects are important too, but still, in the modern world the...
Recording a Python Course for LinkedIn January 2020
As a very good song by a very good band once put it … you may find yourself, in another part of the world… Somehow I found myself in Carpinteria, California, USA...
Running Python Scripts from a Command Line
There are many ways to run Python code. Many learners begin with IDLE which comes bundled with the standard Python installation. You can go a long way with IDLE but eventually you...
Exploring Random Walks with Python Turtle Graphics
In this post we will be looking at an idea from mathematics called a random walk. In a random walk, each step in a process is determined randomly and we are interested...
Better Typing as a Python Programmer
How Well do You Type When Writing Python Code? This thing with typing is, if you type badly, you will get a lot of practice at typing badly, whereas if you learn...