Modifying Python Lists inside a for Loop

There is a common misconception that are not supposed to modify a Python list inside a for loop. However, that is not the whole story. It is not that you are not...

A Beginner’s Guide to Python Lists

Python lists often perform the function of arrays in other languages. What is a Python List? Lists are one of the most important data structures in Python programming. A list is a...

A Beginner’s guide to Exceptions in Python

An exception is an error that occurs during the execution of a program. This article will discuss how to handle exceptions in Python programming with try-except blocks. This is a very important...

Calculating the Area and Perimeter of Shapes using Python

I’ve argued for a long time that Computer Science and Mathematics teaching could and should be much more integrated. For a long time, excellent mathematics educators have made use of graphics calculators...

Python Off-by-One Errors

Off-by-one errors are a type of logic error in Python programming, which are surprisingly common and can easily trip you up until you gain the habit of thinking really carefully about you...

Python Adjacent Indices Challenge

In this article we will look at how to use Python to determine whether two indices in a list are adjacent. Say you have a list like in the image, where the...

Practical Python String Methods

In this article we will look at some practical uses of Python string methods to manipulate text. Much of the the power of the internet depends on the ability to manipulate strings,...

Python books for beginners

There is no doubt that the best way to learn to program is to practice. However, this is not enough. After all, if you practice typing for many years with just two...

Installing Python Packages

One of the things which makes Python awesome is the quality and quantity of open source packages available to extend its power. This means the with the right package and just a...

Python Challenge – 7 Puzzle

Here’s a fun little puzzle for you, which lends itself well to a Python coding solution. Find a two-digit positive integer that becomes 7 times smaller when its leftmost digit is removed....

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