Python Programs

Some programs used in class, starting points for your work, etc.

File Access From Python — by Dr. William L. Honig — last modified 2012-01-31 09:38 AM

The basics of open, read, write, and close a file

Reverse Words In A String — by Dr. William L. Honig — last modified 2012-02-10 10:10 PM

A function to reverse the words in a string (using a temporary list)

Examples Using Strings and Lists — by Dr. William L. Honig — last modified 2012-02-12 09:19 PM

Quick glance at some of the things you can do with functions working with strings and lists.

Examples Using If and Logic — by Dr. William L. Honig — last modified 2012-02-18 10:23 PM

Basics of control structures using if else elif. Learn about Boolean logic and decision making in scripts

Creating a .csv file — by Dr. William L. Honig — last modified 2012-02-18 10:24 PM

Use your script to put data into a .csv file that you can open with Excel. Just the basics in this simple example.

Python String Formatting — by Dr. William L. Honig — last modified 2012-03-13 10:47 AM

Using Pythons str.format() to give whatever form you want to text

Concordance using Python dict — by Dr. William L. Honig — last modified 2012-04-08 01:29 PM

A starting point to make a word concordance. Learn to use dict, the Python map of keys to values.

Starting into Pygame — by Dr. William L. Honig — last modified 2012-04-15 12:40 PM

Pygame is a great game engine. Here's a first taste...