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Python
Posts where I used the Python programming language and thought that was interesting.
Jun 1, 2019 (Updated Jun 2, 2019)
Programming · python · site ·
I want to optimize this site's file sizes, but first I should see if I need to.
Circular Grids With Python and Pillow
Jan 23, 2019
Programming · python ·
I want a circular grid for drawing. Let's make one with Python!
Backing The Flask Mega Tutorial Kickstarter
Jul 9, 2017
Marginalia · python ·
Miguel Grenbergs’ Flask Mega-Tutorial and book helped me understand using Python’s Flask microframework. Well, somewhat. My understanding would improve if I used it more. Haven’t taken advantage of the opportunity yet. Anyways - of course I decided to back his Kickstarter for updating the Flask Mega-Tutorial.
Jan 2, 2016 (Updated Jan 4, 2016)
Programming · hugo · python ·
My site does well enough with Hugo and a custom theme, but I wanted to explore the themes repository. So I wrote some Python.
Jul 4, 2014
I have been spending much of my coding time in Python recently. This site is built in Pelican. Many lines of Python have been written for work. I have even been poking at Google App Engine in what spare time is available. The only disappointment is that all of these have been in Python 2. I would prefer to be using Python 3. There is a little free time today, so I will set up a nice Python 3 workspace.
Python 2 Babysteps 01 Installing Python 2
Jun 16, 2011 (Updated Jun 21, 2011)
Coolnamehere · python · learn ·
Think of this as Step Zero for the other Python tutorials out there.
Elaborate Answers To Simple Questions
Apr 14, 2011
tl;dr: Use string methods instead of importing string. Build email messages with the standard email library.
Python Blogger Refresh Part 2 - Settings
Jun 12, 2009
Blogspot [Python Blogger Refresh] · blogger · gdata · python ·
Python Blogger Refresh, Part 1
Jun 9, 2009 (Updated Jun 12, 2009)
Blogspot [Python Blogger Refresh] · blogger · gdata · markdown · python ·
Adding Categories to the Python Blogger Client
Jan 2, 2008
Blogspot · blogger · gdata · python ·
Update 2009-06-09
I’ve revisited the code for Blogger posting with Python. Start with the Python Blogger refresh to see the new starting point.
Dec 28, 2007 (Updated Mar 28, 2015)
I’ve revisited the code for Blogger posting with Python. Start here to see the new starting point.
Python Interactive Fiction - 03 Handling Multiple Turns
Jun 14, 2007 (Updated Jul 11, 2009)
Coolnamehere [Python Interactive Fiction] · python · ifiction · learn ·
This is Part 3 of an ongoing series about writing interactive fiction games in Python. By the end of Part 2 we had created a text-based user interface and explored one way of storing multiple scenes. This part will finally bring the needed glue for the player to move between all of the scenes in the story. In other words, we’ll have a game!
Python Interactive Fiction - 02 Tying the Scenes Together
Apr 20, 2007 (Updated Jul 11, 2009)
Coolnamehere [Python Interactive Fiction] · python · ifiction · learn ·
This is the second part of an ongoing series about using Python to create interactive fiction. I hope to show you one fun use of Python while teaching you more about the basics of this language. We started by defining how our game was going to work and creating a set of scenes for play. Next we wrote the code to handle a single round of the game. Today we are going to tie all of our scenes together to make a complete, playable game of interactive fiction. We are going to approach it from an experimental view, playing with different approaches until we find one that makes us happy. Well, one that makes me happy.
Python Interactive Fiction - 01 Handling a Single Round
Apr 19, 2007 (Updated Jul 11, 2009)
Coolnamehere [Python Interactive Fiction] · python · ifiction · learn ·
I think the next step is to write the code for a single round of the game. We’ll limit ourselves to Scene 1 to stay focussed.
Interactive Fiction with Python
Apr 18, 2007 (Updated Jul 11, 2009)
Coolnamehere [Python Interactive Fiction] · python · ifiction · learn ·
The idea for this article came from a coolnamehere reader named Laura. Thanks, Laura! I was looking for good Python ideas.
Jul 11, 2004 (Updated Jul 11, 2004)
Coolnamehere · python · learn ·
There are several different approaches to programming, but the one that is easiest for me to grasp is imperative programming. The imperative approach allows you to tell the computer exactly what you want it to do and how you want it done. The best analogy I can think of is a cooking recipe. You have a list of ingredients and a specific set of instructions to follow. Veer from the recipe and you may not be happy with the results. Veer too far from the recipe and your house could burn down.
Jun 12, 2002 (Updated Jul 11, 2009)
Coolnamehere · python · learn ·
Ok, it’s been over a year since the first step of my Python Babysteps Tutorial. It’s about time to dig a little deeper.
Jan 17, 2001 (Updated Apr 9, 2017)
Coolnamehere · python · learn ·
This is my original Python Babysteps tutorial, which has existed in more or less the same form since 2001. I’ve finally committed to writing a better version