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I recently got let go from my previous job and I'm tired of working for shitty pay and on-site so I'm gonna use the free time that I have to study coding. I don't really know what I want to do as my career yet, but my main goal is to get the foundation down for Python and go from there. I started coding last November for a little bit but I stopped because I had a full-time job, but now I'm gonna study as much as I can. I might possibly look for a part-time job though in the future, but I'm in no rush since I got some money saved up. Any tips for me would be wonderful.

Major props to @SpiritSephiroth for inspiring me to do this awhile ago when he made that Python topic.

I'm studying from this book at the moment:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/python-crash-course-2nd-edition-eric-matthes/1137572066?ean=9781593279288

I did a mini project on Mad Libs last week:
https://i.imgur.com/VFXF442.png

Currently learning about tuples from the book right now and messing around with it. Hopefully I will get a coding job in a year or so.

Goodluck dude. I'll share some stuff here too as well if I get the time.

Those mad lib games were super fun when I started as well.

Im going to start learning in a couple days myself

SpiritSephiroth posted...

Goodluck dude. I'll share some stuff here too as well if I get the time.

Those mad lib games were super fun when I started as well.

Thanks man, did you end up getting your coding job? I think you mentioned about it and I may be wrong.

VigorouslySwish posted...

Im going to start learning in a couple days myself

Nice, where are you gonna learn it from?

Sign up. I'll tag you when it starts.

https://www.edx.org/course/cs50s-introduction-to-programming-with-python

SamusGlory posted...

Thanks man, did you end up getting your coding job? I think you mentioned about it and I may be wrong.

It was for an IT job and I'm still looking for now. Hopefully I'll get into IT while studying and make my way towards a programming job while becoming more proficient.

SamusGlory posted...

Thanks man, did you end up getting your coding job? I think you mentioned about it and I may be wrong.

Nice, where are you gonna learn it from?

my buddy recommended code academy so I guess there

VigorouslySwish posted...

my buddy recommended code academy so I guess there

I recommend freeCodeCamp. It's a great resource. Same with The Odin Project, though The Odin Project is a lot more reading. If you decide to do either, I recommend taking notes and print them out and study them during down time.

SomeLikeItHoth posted...

Sign up. I'll tag you when it starts.

https://www.edx.org/course/cs50s-introduction-to-programming-with-python

thanks ill sign up when I get home

SpiritSephiroth posted...

It was for an IT job and I'm still looking for now. Hopefully I'll get into IT while studying and make my way towards a programming job while becoming more proficient.

you got this bro

SomeLikeItHoth posted...

I recommend freeCodeCamp. It's a great resource. Same with The Odin Project, though The Odin Project is a lot more reading. If you decide to do either, I recommend taking notes and print them out and study them during down time.

very good tips. I'm also learning from youtube too

anyways, I just learned about the if statement for a bit:

people = ['Brian', 'James', 'Nikki', 'Christine']
for person in people:
if person == 'Jessie':
print(f"{person} is my girlfriend.")
else:
print(f"{person} is my friend.")

The output for this is:
Brian is my friend.
James is my friend.
Jessie is my girlfriend.
Christine is my friend.

Pretty useful to loop through everything in the list.

Python is fine if you want to learn to code, If you want to develop a deeper understanding I would recommend struggling through elementary c or c++, or for something higher level c#. Even though most modern programming languages don't use pointers, being able to implement data structures by hand and managing memory manually will give you a ridiculous level of understanding when you use GC languages that do the work for you

warlock7735 posted...

Python is fine if you want to learn to code, If you want to develop a deeper understanding I would recommend struggling through elementary c or c++, or for something higher level c#. Even though most modern programming languages don't use pointers, being able to implement data structures by hand and managing memory manually will give you a ridiculous level of understanding when you use GC languages that do the work for you

thanks I will keep that in mind. I was using C++ when I took a CS course back in college and it was pretty interesting and hard lol

Currently messing around with if/else statements at the moment.

print("Welcome to the liquor store. Are you old enough to buy alcohol here?")

raw_age = input("How old are you? ")

age = int(raw_age)

if age >= 21:
print("You are old enough to buy alcohol in the liquor here.")
else:
print("Sorry, you are not old enough to buy alcohol here.")

SamusGlory posted...

people = ['Brian', 'James', 'Nikki', 'Christine']
for person in people:
if person == 'Jessie':
print(f"{person} is my girlfriend.")
else:
print(f"{person} is my friend.")

The output for this is:
Brian is my friend.
James is my friend.
Jessie is my girlfriend.
Christine is my friend.

Please excuse my nitpicking but there's no 'Jessie' in the list :p

Anyways, wishing you the best!

How far along are you in Python Crash Course?

SomeLikeItHoth posted...

How far along are you in Python Crash Course?

Still learning about the if statements. I just learned that you don't really need to have the "else" at the end and you can just continue on with the "elif"

I just created this little code for the grocery list.

grocery_list = ['eggs', 'milk', 'bread', 'cheese']

if 'eggs' in grocery_list:
print("Adding eggs into the shopping cart.")
if 'milk' in grocery_list:
print("Adding milk into the shopping cart.")
if 'bacon' in grocery_list:
print("Adding bacon into the shopping cart.")
if 'bread' in grocery_list:
print("Adding bread into the shopping cart.")
if 'cheese' in grocery_list:
print("Adding cheese into the shopping cart.")
if 'apples' in grocery_list:
print("Adding apples into the shopping cart.")

print("\nFinished adding the items into the shopping cart. Are you ready to check out?")

This should exclude the bacon and apples from being in the shopping cart.

Blue_Thunder posted...

Please excuse my nitpicking but there's no 'Jessie' in the list :p

Anyways, wishing you the best!

damn u right lol thanks man

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I learned that you don't have to do the loop for each of the values one by one. If I could only do one "if" and the rest on "else" then that would go through the list a lot easier.

One other trick you can do is something like..... (I don't use python and am on my phone so syntax might be funky)

colors= ['red', 'green', 'blue', 'yellow', 'purple', 'orange']
Liked_colors=['red', 'blue']

for color in colors:
If color in Liked_colors:
Print(f"I like {color}")

but you'll want to be aware that you're iterating over the second array for every time you step over the first. It's just a convenient way of not needing to make a case for every output.

warlock7735 posted...

One other trick you can do is something like..... (I don't use python and am on my phone so syntax might be funky)

colors= ['red', 'green', 'blue', 'yellow', 'purple', 'orange']
Liked_colors=['red', 'blue']

for color in colors:
If color in Liked_colors:
Print(f"I like {color}")

but you'll want to be aware that you're iterating over the second array for every time you step over the first. It's just a convenient way of not needing to make a case for every output.

Thanks man, I will keep that in mind.

I've also been practicing SQL too. Today has been a productive day since I've been practicing SQL and Python for many hours. I learned that in order to check if the list is empty or not, I should type out the code like this.

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Today I learned that you can check if the list has the values the user needs are available or not.

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SamusGlory posted...

Today I learned that you can check if the list has the values the user needs are available or not.

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Your code looks much cleaner than mine when I first started lol. Nice going.

Today I started learning about dictionaries. It seems kinda difficult at first but I'm sure that I will get it down. And thanks SpiritSephiroth!

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Dictionaries were a pain in the ass for me when I first started doing them.

I haven't done any coding for two days. I was going to tonight but I ended up watching Batman instead.

https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-javascript-by-coding-7-games/

I may tackle that this weekend to make up for it.

didnt code over the weekend cus i was out of town but i downloaded this app named Mimo to help me refresh my memory

Did a mini project on a python quiz today. It was pretty fun.

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still trying to get used to dictionaries. I learned how to do the loop for this one.

I created a basic calculator and right now I'm working on a unit convertor.

I created the HTML/CSS for the unit convertor, just need to write out the JavaScript, which I'll do tomorrow.

I realized I was in tutorial hell for a few months and now I'm trying to focus on making projects.

My unit converter is done!

Took 15 lines of JavaScript and an hour but I made it.

SomeLikeItHoth posted...

My unit converter is done!

Took 15 lines of JavaScript and an hour but I made it.

nice bro!

i havent been doing python that much since I'm focusing more on SQL. I will be practicing python more tonight.

bought some udemy courses for python, SQL, and tableau when they were on sale this week.

gonna use this day to relax since my head kinda hurts

What background are you coming from, TC? Do you have prior programming experience?

SamusGlory posted...

nice bro!

Thanks! Now I'm working on Blackjack. I'll post it when I'm done. It's going to take a bit longer but hopefully I'll be done this week.

SamusGlory posted...

bought some udemy courses for python

Which courses fam?

SamusGlory posted...

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still trying to get used to dictionaries. I learned how to do the loop for this one.

Yeah, it's good to get a hang on data structures. They're a core component of programming in general, so learning how they work and how they differ from each other is one of the most important general skills as you advance.

SomeLikeItHoth posted...

Thanks! Now I'm working on Blackjack. I'll post it when I'm done. It's going to take a bit longer but hopefully I'll be done this week.

Which courses fam?

https://www.udemy.com/course/complete-python-bootcamp/
https://www.udemy.com/course/python-for-data-science-and-machine-learning-bootcamp/

scar the 1 posted...

Yeah, it's good to get a hang on data structures. They're a core component of programming in general, so learning how they work and how they differ from each other is one of the most important general skills as you advance.

Thanks for the tip! I will keep that in mind.

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AloneIBreak posted...

What background are you coming from, TC? Do you have prior programming experience?

sorry that i skipped this, but i used to work at a retail store for about 4 years, logistics for 4 months, and accounting for 1 year lol i dont havr any prior programming experiences

I'm seriously thinking about learning coding as well. Is HTML a good place to start? I also have no programming experience.

CrimsonWaffle posted...

I'm seriously thinking about learning coding as well. Is HTML a good place to start? I also have no programming experience.

HTML isn't really programming. It's a mark-up language, essentially telling a browser how to display text. If you wanna get into coding, check out something like Python or JavaScript. If you're very patient, are in a structured environment like a course, or are interested in low level computer stuff, check out C or C++

scar the 1 posted...

HTML isn't really programming. It's a mark-up language, essentially telling a browser how to display text. If you wanna get into coding, check out something like Python or JavaScript. If you're very patient, are in a structured environment like a course, or are interested in low level computer stuff, check out C or C++

I got mixed up apologies. HTML is more for web development am I correct?

CrimsonWaffle posted...

I got mixed up apologies. HTML is more for web development am I correct?

HTML isn't programming. It is a markup language, which is a lot more limited in what it actually does. Both Python and JavaScript are perfectly fine for web development.

CrimsonWaffle posted...

I got mixed up apologies. HTML is more for web development am I correct?

HTML is basically a dictionary of words that tell a browser/webpage what to look like, whereas Python or Javascript you can use to tell the browser/webpage what to do (ie the programming part). You aren't able to store data, use loops, if/else, functions, etc in HTML.

scar the 1 posted...

HTML isn't programming. It is a markup language, which is a lot more limited in what it actually does. Both Python and JavaScript are perfectly fine for web development.

Blue_Thunder posted...

HTML is basically a dictionary of words that tell a browser/webpage what to look like, whereas Python or Javascript you can use to tell the browser/webpage what to do (ie the programming part). You aren't able to store data, use loops, if/else, functions, etc in HTML.

I see. Thanks for clarifying.

SamusGlory posted...

udemy

Those seem like some great courses. If I can offer a bit of advice, which I don't normally do unless people ask, just make sure you don't get stuck in tutorial hell like I did. If you learn something new, make a project out of it. For example, say you learn how to add numbers together, make a calculator. If you learn about f strings, make a score board. Focus on the learning concepts and make use of them. It will turn a one month course into a six month one, but you'll learn so much more from it.

CrimsonWaffle posted...

I'm seriously thinking about learning coding as well. Is HTML a good place to start? I also have no programming experience.

https://www.freecodecamp.org/

You should. @CrimsonAngel
Start there.

I started a new project the other day. It doesn't have a name or anything, but it's going to be SOMEWHAT similar to games like Cookie Clicker and Clicker Heroes.

https://youtu.be/faq9NfXWzMI

I've only barely begun so it's extremely basic looking and I'm using a Pikachu image (for now) but this is how it looks. You click the image and it gains one experience per click, until it levels up. I'm going to add new features, like a shop and maybe some RPG elements like farming and egg hatching. I've already got an experience potion made and it does what it's meant to, but it's very glitchy. Actually, the whole thing is pretty glitchy right now but that's okay.

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Gonna use my time to focus on SQL instead of Python since I'm leaning towards being a data analyst. Of course, I will be learning Python in the future once I get the hang of SQL.

Anyways, I guess this is a General Computer Coding Topic now.

Here are the queries that I have been working on:

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By executing this query, I was able to find which Marvel movie made the 2nd highest revenue (1st was Avengers Endgame obviously)

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Here, I can determine which series between Spider Man and Avengers made more revenue than the other (This is including Amazing Spider Man series, Into the Spider-Verse, Tobey Maguire ones, etc)

In this case, this shows that the Spider-Man series made more revenue than all 3 Avengers movie combined.

Reminder y'all that in less than two weeks, the CS50 Python course begins, so make sure you guys mentally prepare to spend a good 10 hours each week working on it. @SpiritSephiroth

SamusGlory posted...

Anyways, I guess this is a General Computer Coding Topic now.

Cool. I was hoping y'all wouldn't mind me posting as well.

SomeLikeItHoth posted...

Reminder y'all that in less than two weeks, the CS50 Python course begins, so make sure you guys mentally prepare to spend a good 10 hours each week working on it. @SpiritSephiroth

Cool. I was hoping y'all wouldn't mind me posting as well.

Thanks for the reminder. I'll need to set some time out every night for it.

SomeLikeItHoth posted...

Reminder y'all that in less than two weeks, the CS50 Python course begins, so make sure you guys mentally prepare to spend a good 10 hours each week working on it. @SpiritSephiroth

Cool. I was hoping y'all wouldn't mind me posting as well.

np man and thanks for the reminder as well.

gonna code tonight

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