I am teaching myself how to program. But there seems to be a big gap between intro courses/resources (CodeCademy, O'Reilly books, Learn X the Hard Way) and Actually Doing Things. Help me figure out a road plan?
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posted by Phire
on May 6, 2013 -
16 answers
I'm having maddening problems creating objects in Python. Details inside
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posted by COBRA!
on Mar 13, 2013 -
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I'm hoping to find short (2 month-ish to 6 month-ish) full-time, in-person programs that teach practical computer programming skills (Ruby, Python, iOS, PHP, R, Matlab, etc.)
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posted by carolinaherrera
on Mar 4, 2013 -
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For a project, I need to store mathematical expressions as binary tree objects in Python, with each operator or operand being stored as a node. But I'm having trouble wrapping my brain around it; partly because this is my first real dive into the object-oriented pool and the specific nuts and bolts seem a little bit out of my reach.
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posted by COBRA!
on Mar 3, 2013 -
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I'm pretty much a Kindergarten level Python learner. Basically, I'm on
Exercise 41 in Learn Python the Hard Way (and confused), and I'm in a 100-level class learning Python. I am not a math person, although I do like formal logic (if that means anything). My biggest problem is that I think I try to solve problems
too creatively, i.e. I always try the most complicated/convoluted solution possible, which is usually wrong.
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posted by lhude sing cuccu
on Feb 22, 2013 -
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Sometimes, I am a front-end web developer. Frequently, I meet new people at work who want to turn really complicated Excel documents into dazzlingly interactive web applications.
Besides
Excel's "Save to Web App" or "Save to SharePoint" features, such people ask if I can tap into an industry to support this -- perhaps scads of agencies and web-based or downloadable tools that make "websites" or at least customizable, interactive reports from Excel spreadsheets, data, and calculations.
I'm yet to find this an abundance of examples of this. Are there? If so, what do you call them?
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posted by metajc
on Jan 9, 2013 -
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Is there an automated way of placing elements from one PDF file into another? Open to coding this via Python if a relevant module exists.
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posted by mnemonic
on Dec 17, 2012 -
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I'm looking for a list of the best (however you define it) third-party Python libraries. E.g. Django, Beautiful Soup, PIL, etc.
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posted by prunes
on Sep 19, 2012 -
12 answers
Hi
I have programmed on eclipse, a reasonably straightforward program in Python 2.7 that applies image filters to user selected images e.g. by turning them to sepia, black & white, negative, etc. It uses Tkinter for the graphics user interface and the program functions ok. However, I was thinking about how to turn this into a web app. So to transfer this to an Amazon cloud server, I understand that for the client side user interface I would need to convert the program by adding html and javascript to the client side while python handles the server side? Does anyone know of any tutorials or other resources that are particularly good at covering web apps like this using python, html and javascript?
posted by conrad101
on Sep 19, 2012 -
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I want to set up a browser-based programming environment for my projects that I can access from the web whenever I'm not at home.
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posted by jsturgill
on Aug 14, 2012 -
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I've been asked by a colleague as to how they can learn programming for their professional advancement. Because of the area they work in, the possible languages would be Python or R. Complicating factors are that they (a) don't feel confident about self-learning and so (b) would like something more like a traditional classroom or workshop approach but (c) are in a remote foreign location, far from any educational facility, at least in their native language. So what we're looking for is an online classroom of sorts.
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posted by outlier
on Jul 2, 2012 -
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I have done some java but I am still a novice programmer and would need to start from a beginner's level. Could anyone please give recommendations for suitable good books. I will also try the official python tutorial as well, but I don't find online resources on their own to be as good as having a book to supplement helpful online materials.
posted by conrad101
on Jun 27, 2012 -
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What are some good programming challenges that encourage the use of Object Oriented programming?
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posted by mccarty.tim
on Oct 27, 2011 -
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Help me prep as an applicant in an imaginary interview for a junior programming position centered around Linux shell scripts, PHP, and Python, with an emphasis on processing text and URLs (availability, routing, etc).
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posted by jsturgill
on Oct 17, 2011 -
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What open-source projects should I look at to see examples of great design and clear coding style?
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posted by scose
on Oct 2, 2011 -
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I want to learn about programming and making websites. Where to start, and how to proceed from there?
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posted by Busoni
on Aug 14, 2011 -
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I'm tired of using other people's modules for interacting with websites' APIs. But I can't seem to quite wrap my head around using JSON with a website/cgi script I haven't designed. Are there any good tutorials that talk over how to build a JSON file to send to a RESTful API and then do what you want, preferably generalized so I'm not searching for a new one for each website?
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posted by mccarty.tim
on Aug 8, 2011 -
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For my Fall project, I've decided to build a rogue-like game. I've never created a game before, and I'm looking for a good fit language\API.
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posted by Eddie Mars
on Aug 8, 2011 -
11 answers
[PythonFilter] How can I create a location-based web application using Python? Or, what are some good resources to help me get started with this specific task?
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posted by Rickalicioso
on Jun 8, 2011 -
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How much should I get paid as an inexperienced programmer doing Java web development for a US government contractor? I’m clueless.
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posted by anonymous
on May 17, 2011 -
10 answers
I'm writing a program in Python using Tkinter for GUI stuff. How can I pass data back from my buttons to the logic of my program?
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posted by anaelith
on Apr 18, 2011 -
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I have an unbearably noob question about learning python...I can't run my program?
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posted by sweetkid
on Mar 5, 2011 -
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I'd like an explanation of how to make Google App Engine (in python), Google Maps (in javascript), and JSON play nice with each other. My programming experience is intermediate. Details inside.
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posted by ofthestrait
on Jan 21, 2011 -
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I've been doing LAMP web development for about ten years. I'd like to learn a new language to diversify my skills. What language should I choose?
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posted by ixohoxi
on Jan 7, 2011 -
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Programming Filter: I'm applying for software jobs, but I don't want to forget what I know. How should I practice to keep my skills sharp?
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posted by Chicken Boolean
on Oct 21, 2010 -
22 answers
Haven't coded in years, want to start. I have a specific project in mind.
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posted by proj
on Oct 4, 2010 -
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I know basic XHTML and CSS, and I'm almost done with my first Python book. I want to build a database-driven website. What should I learn next? Book/website recommendations and general advice welcome.
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posted by randomname25
on Sep 26, 2010 -
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How do you go about when you look for a part-time entry-level software developer job?
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posted by RaDeuX
on Aug 31, 2010 -
11 answers
I love programming in Python. I'm smart and savvy, and I pick things up very quickly. I live in New York. I want a job, but I have no work experience as a programmer. How do I transition from grad school in the humanities to an awesome tech job? How should I market myself? How do I get past the hurdle of having a typical humanities PhD student resume?
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posted by limon
on Jul 31, 2010 -
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I know next-to-nothing about computers. Or programming. I want to learn Python!
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posted by hepta
on Jun 20, 2010 -
29 answers
I need to get the title of a webpage via a URL I submit to a python script on a server.
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posted by 47triple2
on Mar 11, 2010 -
16 answers
How hard would it be for me to write a simple chat room program, that could be used at work for people in my dept to talk to each other? I realize I could probably just download something (like Google Talk, for example), but I'd like to learn to program and this seems like it would be a simple enough project to start with.
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posted by cottonswab
on Feb 3, 2010 -
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I'm teaching myself to program. I learned the basics with Ruby on Rails, and I'm now coding in Python and Javascript, but I want to try an Android app, and that requires that I use Java. Going from Ruby to Python to Javascript was relatively painless, but I feel like I'm starting all over looking at Java code. Does anyone have any tips for going from scripted languages to Java? Or any really great tutorials for getting started in Java? Or any great tutorials for beginning programmers for Android?
posted by empath
on Jan 25, 2010 -
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I'm interested in teaching myself Python as my first programming language. What kind of useful/interesting projects are recommended as a long term goal to work towards, given that I'm a total beginner?
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posted by KilgoreTrout
on Dec 10, 2009 -
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Which Python GUI framework is right for someone new to GUI programming? But who may also aspire to open source community (linux) development/involvement? Cross platform, wonderful documentation/tutorials, and cruft-free new technology are also welcome.
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posted by cowbellemoo
on Nov 25, 2009 -
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Help me learn a few new programming languages. Python, Perl, Lisp, Haskell, Ruby.
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posted by jgunsch
on Jul 9, 2009 -
22 answers
I'm teaching a course on bioinformatic programming for high schoolers. Which language should I teach it in? And do you have any nifty ideas for easy projects that fall under the bioinformatics header?
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posted by bergeycm
on Jun 25, 2009 -
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Help me choose between Python and Java for a specific type of programming.
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posted by eebs
on Mar 20, 2009 -
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What's the difference between Ruby on Rails and Python from a non-programmer's perspective? Are there advantages or disadvantages I should be aware of? I'm working on a project that needs web dev help, but I'm just a designer with no clue between the two.
posted by ckohrman
on Mar 2, 2009 -
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Data/Python/Other programming filter: How do I construct and traverse a simple network of data?
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posted by latentflip
on Feb 12, 2009 -
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Hive-mind Python users, I call upon thee. I'm just learning the language, and I think I'm missing something pretty obvious regarding making a nested while and if loop work. There's
64 lines of code and...
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posted by TrueVox
on Feb 4, 2009 -
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Is there a free library that will decode/read a barcode from an image?
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posted by Maia
on Dec 3, 2008 -
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