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 Sets and a River Crossing Puzzle

Have you heard of the puzzle about the farmer, the wolf, the goat and the cabbage? You can play it here (click the “run” button to start): There are many different ways...

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....

Eight Queens Puzzle in Python

The Eight Queens Puzzle is a classic problem whose goal is to place 8 queens on an 8x8 chessboard in such a way that none of the queens share a row, column...

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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...

SQLite with Python for Computer Science GCSE and A Level

In this article we will learn how to use the SQLite database management system with Python for GCSE and A Level Computer Science. You will need to know about how SQL works...

ASCII ART

ASCII character encoding is essential knowledge for Computer Science. It is basically a set of values which represent text characters, enabling the transmission of messages via electronic media. A great way to...

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Cambridge A Level Computer Science Trace Tables Exam-Style Question

The Cambridge International AS and A Level Computer Science Coursebook is generally a fantastic resource, covering the entire 9608 syllabus in depth. However, there are a few frustrating issues with the book,...

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