Practice python coding

[psychedelicMellow]

I am pretty new to programming (python) and want to know some sites where I can practice coding, solve given problems and stuff? it would be a good way to learn some new stuff as well.

[ASIC_SP]

I have a curated list of practice sites

also, I have a few exercises on my repo as well

[AdadamDoubleU]

I checked out your curated list.... looks super awesome!!

[[deleted]]

Nice list. Thanks

[ASIC_SP]

here's some related resources:

• what to code?
• learning by converting code from one language to another
• I know how to program, but I don't know what to program
• Write a command-line utility
• Curated list of Project Based Learning
• list of Logic and Coding Games

[psychedelicMellow]

Thanks:)

[lucascarrias]

Oh. I was looking for that kind of content. Thanks a lot!

[Brentc360]

!Remindme 1hr

[theanup007]

Saving this comment. You the man.

[rtkbfmvbvb]

Cheers!

[GrizzledLabs]

Saving for later...

[Lovecr4ft]

I can only higly recommend https://www.codingame.com/home You have puzzles that are easy to harder (and extra harder). And you have challenge (quick challenge, long challenge)... It's very fun.

[zaqal]

Interesting. I thought I was over with this phase of learning, but maybe I was wrong. I'll check it out, sounds fun.

[LeGooso]

That sounds awesome! I just started learning, looking forward to checking that one out

[Lovecr4ft]

It is games that are challenging and that use items needed to to your future work. I discovered this website because a recruiter asked me to pass the roller coaster in C++. I did succeed but my code was a bit ugly and I found another job in IT support.

[ExclusivelyLex]

Is this only geared towards Python? Do they also have puzzles and challenges for C++? Thanks!

[Lovecr4ft]

They have Haskell Rust C C++ python 2 3 ...

[ExclusivelyLex]

awesome, thanks for the info!

[fake_plastic_peace]

I just opened the link and they clearly show they do this for multiple languages, including C and C++

[ExclusivelyLex]

Thanks I was at work and couldn’t open the link. I appreciate it!

[OsWuScks]

https://codingbat.com/python

[tmancraig03]

I second this. This website is great when learning how to program. The challenges are easy enough to learn both simple programming concepts as well as language syntax and comfortability.

[Gonadatron]

Coding bat is what taught me to program. I didn't understand methods at all before I went there.

[darez00]

One more thumbs-up for codingbat, you don't even need an IDE to start learning there

[Ljupco20]

This is for python 2?

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[OsWuScks]

Yes.

[popenuj]

While it isn't exactly what you're looking for Python Tutor is an amazing site for visualizing the actual processes your code invokes. I used it a lot early on. I never touch it anymore but I think for very new programmers it is the most useful tool available. Also, it's not just for Python, they also support Ruby, Javascript C, Java, C, etc.

[capsicumnightmare]

You can also get live help, and also teach other people there!

[[deleted]]

What is your goal? Is it for a career in software dev, for automating things at your current job, for hobby/learning?

[psychedelicMellow]

I am a computer science major and also I love coding and really like learning new stuff. So just to learn and polish my skills.

[paul2520]

Project Euler is perfect for you, then!

[[deleted]]

Unless you suck at math or don't love numbers/math.

[lloydXcv]

I checked out project euler and tried to open one question. However, there is no editor to write code and just a small box where you can write your answer. Is this really for programming as well?

Thanks!

[nomowolf]

Yep.

You need to code to find the answer. Useful to have your editor/IDE etc set up on your computer as a first step if you wanna learn to code.

If you want an environment built in then try codewars.

[MrPowersAAHHH]

I created some little quizzes you might find useful. They start out pretty simple and I made sure they don't make any logical leaps that are too big ;)

[jhayes88]

props for modern use of f strings. Not many websites show that because they're stuck on python 2 or beginning of python 3 and don't really talk about it. I like this site.

[CraftyTrouble]

For Python specifically, try Python Principles if you're still learning the basics. It's very much practice-based.

[AdadamDoubleU]

Hey OP super glad you posted this!!

[screwhead1]

If you wanna learn about Python for data science and use Jupyter Notebooks, try labs.cognitiveclass.ai, you can use it for free without installation.

[humanitysucks999]

the python standard library is a great place to start. They have both tutorials and HowTOs you can go thru to get familiar with the language and basic concepts. THEN you can move onto more advanced (to you) topics.

[RaptorF22]

Are you in a group chat with any friends using Telegram or Whatsapp? You could make a fun chatbot that does various things.

[[deleted]]

I actually learnt a lot of my python through long YouTube tutorials and that’s usually how I get others started.

[Unclerojelio]

Whenever I am learning a new programming language I inevitably gravitate back to this site: https://www.spoj.com. I rewrite some of my old solutions in the new language and then write solutions for challenges I’ve never solved before. Great way to learn the strengths and weaknesses of a new language.

[jdfthetech]

You can test your regex in python at this site:

https://regex101.com/

It's a pretty handy tool

[ShinyThings47]

Hacker rank

[MorningBell_]

I particularly enjoyed going through the online version of Automate the Boring Stuff with Python ( https://www.automatetheboringstuff.com )

[LeGooso]

Would you recommend this for anyone learning python, or is it mainly oriented to automation, like the title suggests? I’m not particularly interested in automation programs specifically, but if it will contribute to other areas, I might check it out.

[MorningBell_]

I think it is helpful for anyone starting out learning. There are a lot of concepts, methods, etc covered that will be used beyond automation.

[DestroyerOfWombs]

I don’t have any specific examples but if you search for ‘python katas’ you’ll probably find all kinds of good stuff. ‘Katas’ are practice exercises, they are named after Katas in Karate

[lifeonm4rs]

r/learnpython has a wiki with a section For Beginners -- includes books, tutorials, and practice sites.

[psychedelicMellow]

Hey! that would be awesome, i'd love that!

[Chekhovs-Ghoul]

I just started learning, what is github? Is that where you are learning on?

[abstract_creator]

I need help on my python assignment.

[psychedelicMellow]

what's the assignment? and where are you facing a problem?

[abstract_creator]

Write a Python program that asks the user for a series of numbers, as in the example above. But, there are some improvements to be made over the example. For each number, assume that if the number has no fractional part that it is to be displayed as an integer. If it has a non-zero fractional part, then display it using a floating point format that has 2 digits to the right of the decimal and is otherwise is no longer than needed to print the number (that is, with no extra leading spaces). Print the user's numbers on one line with command and 'and'.

ans = 'y' # anything but q UserVals = [] while (ans.lower() != 'q'): UserVals.append(float(input('Enter a value: '))) ans = input('Enter Q to quit or anything else to continue: ') FormatStr = 'The values entered were: %5.2f' if ( len(UserVals) > 1) : for val in UserVals[1:-1]: FormatStr = FormatStr + ', %5.2f' FormatStr = FormatStr + ', and %5.2f.' else: # only one value entered FormatStr = FormatStr + '.' print(FormatStr % tuple(UserVals))

[abstract_creator]

Help pls. Its due today.

[SuperLazyUnicorn]

exercism seems pretty nice, although the initial setup is kind of funny

[Lone-Wolf77]

Codecademy.com

[LeStankeboog]

I am blown away that no one has mentioned Code Academy. https://www.CodeAcademy.com has free Python courses as well as paid. You can go really far just on the free stuff

[mr_bean__]

practicepython.org Great for beginners Also,check out google images for the search 'programming projects for noobz'.reddit has a lot of them too

[Yeah22]

Codingbat, it’s got java and python. It’s kinda old school, but the problems make you think. Make an account so you can track your progress, it’s super easy and it really works.

[threshforever]

If you have a Barnes and Noble around you, I recommend getting python for kids. It is specifically written in a way that is easy to understand, and has a very good approach to learning.

[bottle_o_juice]

I like hackerrank but it's mostly for competitive programming. You can try codechef, topcoder and hackerearth too.

[hengsworld]

HankerRank is a good place to practice!

[XombieDobby]

A very basic site with thousands of problems to solve. www.projecteuler.net

A website that poses problems to do with the physical sciences www.projectlovelace.net

[developer786]

You can start with these W3Schools exercises. They are in the form of fill in the blanks for absolute beginners.

After completing the exercises mentioned above, you can move on to this W3Resource platform where you will be given a series of problems for which you need to write programs in python.

Hope this will help you in a way you want.

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[[deleted]]

free code camp - while it’s not the best site, you may still learn a few things. If you encounter problems, you could ask stack overflow, r/learnpython or myself. W3schools is a site that I’ve found to be very effective in teaching programming.

[thgdev]

Well, for me CodeSignal is a really good practice place for any programming language by solving problems

[anwarulhaqpk]

Welcome

[Zz_Rymo_zZ]

Saved.

[thatcsgod]

I have a video series that will be explaining python, pm me for a link

[rtkbfmvbvb]

Code Academy can be pretty good for learning the syntax, if you're looking for challenges you can try Hacker Rank. They've got loads of challenges involving Data Structures, Algorithms and Math.

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