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...

Typing for Computer Science GCSE and A Level

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...

Free Python Resources for Beginners - Python Trinkets

Ultimate Guide to Free Python Resources for Beginners

Learning to program with Python is both fun and challenging. For some, it could mark the beginning of a life-long journey of discovery and creation. In many professions a knowledge of Python...

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