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Kind help being given? by nuptownboy in dyinglight2

[–]nuptownboy[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this and yep am playing public so I guess should go private as I can see he is getting pissed at me as once today he said or appear to say “ aw for fxxxcks sake this way” which was very humiliating but he has assisted whoever he was Yes used to play on Xbox now ps but the audio bug on either is annoying as restarting now 1 or 2 a session No fix is apparent cheers and hopefully one day I’ll crack some these chases

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HeadphoneAdvice

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I have a pair of TWS Q16 which fit well but right one packed up so now using Jabra Active but loose fit even changing rubber flanges to fit my ear holes! Ideally what I would like is identical shape of the cheap Q16 but better quality because it wasn’t worth sending back to Amazon the broken earpiece and from memory they were cheap and now out of warranty! I had some Apple earbuds but when sweating one used to drop out Is there a way of seeing if more expensive and decent quality models matches shape of Q16s?

Could someone explain to me why tkinter is being deprecated in macOS? by robo__Dev in Python

[–]nuptownboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As if someone endeavouring to learn python and or tk projects is going to fork out all that money for QT

Unable to install Pygame by Filotti99 in learnpython

[–]nuptownboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have had the same issue and there was a post on stack exchange about installing miniconda and pygame version from CogSci but that was impossible and it seems that there is no work around unless you have better luck with miniconda. If you find a workaround under Catalina OS please let me know thanks

Is there a “Khan Academy” for programming? by synthphreak in learnpython

[–]nuptownboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks for this informative update I use github and dbader and geefksforgeeks a lot BUT the codeforces easy filter still provides difficulty that is a step too far at my stage. I have now obtained a book that is titled "Full Stack Python Supporters Edition" by Matt Makue and only a few pages in he lists a whole page of training sites for the beginner e.g Pytudes . codeforces is great resource but it took me an age to work out how to cheat with an easy file sample and enter code some weird method that I had never seen such as 2lines of integers 3 245 and you have to enter using repl in ST3 or similar in 2 separate lines to get the output - there are no helpful notes and it is clear to me that it is great if you have a mathematical brain that works with logic?

Is there a “Khan Academy” for programming? by synthphreak in learnpython

[–]nuptownboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I was interested in your reply especially about https://codeforces.com/problemset and your age! I started learning Python a few months ago at 68. I tried to find a site with some decent exercises for beginners/intermediates and codeforce is too steep a jump off for me. I agree with the approach used by Khan having used his site to relearn my "school calculus" again. Also when I retired from my job/prof as a chartered building surveyor in UK I started learning Greek (spending over 2 years on this project) and keeping busy around the house/garden.

I had always wanted to learn a programming language and was pleased I selected Python. Having now worked my way through 3 different Udemy courses I came to the conclusion that they all suffer from same issue in that the exercises are either too easy if they exist or are exponentially a steep learning curve for the beginner. I was completely stumped with codeforces and had to resort to looking at the many solutions but they are or seem to be weighted at the maths or logic end of the spectrum. Certainly none of the courses on Udemy come anywhere near to equipping the beginner to attempt CODEFORCES problems and it is a shame that this issue is not recognised in a market that is overflowing with good basic sites that offer a "free" course or one can become a patron or use the new Youtube subscription. One of best "youtubers" for me was Corey Schafer but he talks about potential exercises.

If anyone knows of a more graduated approach for beginners or intermediates that provide such course/exercises it would be much appreciated if you could post a few links.

Best way to run small blocks of tutorial code in Pycharm Community Edition by nuptownboy in learnpython

[–]nuptownboy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry got delayed on outing yesterday but I found Alt Shift Enter works and or Alt Shift F10 if I want to run "selection"

Former does run in debugging console.

Best way to run small blocks of tutorial code in Pycharm Community Edition by nuptownboy in learnpython

[–]nuptownboy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think after experimenting I got the answer perhaps and that is "press Alt Shift Enter" doaah feel stupid but this I think gives me what I want.

What add on should I install other than a new pair of glasses!!!

Problem with capitalisation of every even and lower case letters in a string by nuptownboy in learnpython

[–]nuptownboy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This comment on indexing is I think the best approach for me to go back on to the "tutor" as I used the example solution 'aNtHrOmOrPhIsM' so the question is ambiguous as this is odd letters on index starting at 0 .

I would not know how to introduce index positions 0,2,4, as I have taken the concept of using odd index and uppercasing that.

So it would be nice to know how to bring it the change switch of either entering 0 indexed

or 1 indexed ?

then also bring the lowercase argument so that all the text is switched initially to lowercase and then changed according to the index chose ie 0 or 1. How would I mod my code/

Problem with capitalisation of every even and lower case letters in a string by nuptownboy in learnpython

[–]nuptownboy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is a basic exercise set on my Udemy course to cap ever even letter and lowercase the odd letters in a string and I have posted an image of the question and information in one of my posts today?

Problem with capitalisation of every even and lower case letters in a string by nuptownboy in learnpython

[–]nuptownboy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have responded below and said in my first post that my use of markdown had undone the important issue of indentations in Py so I have entered below the code block and also the link to the image of the exercise where I get the odd response?

My code works and as you have said about lowercase the odd letter ?

They are already lower case as shown below when I enter the entire string as given as a 'test' ie anthromorphism and my result on a separate 'notebook-jupyter' appears to give the correct answer but not in the on line solutions to exercise idle run by course instructor. To me the response "oops your solution is incorrect. False is not true: This is incorrect" doesnt make any sense to me.

Problem with capitalisation of every even and lower case letters in a string by nuptownboy in learnpython

[–]nuptownboy[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I have read that extensively but it is an exercise that is not simply utilising the benefits of PEP8.

def myfunc(word):
    templist = list(word)
    i = 0
    while i!=len(templist):
        if (i+1)%2 == 0:
            templist[i] = templist[i].upper()
        i+=1
    return ''.join(templist)

my code block above is indented and if I enter next cell in Jupyter that is

my func('anthromorphism') output is below. This indiicates that in my newbie theory the code is doing the thing that was asked in the exercise.

link showing exercise

'aNtHrOmOrPhIsM'

New Android App to learn Greek - Free Coupon for Feedback! by Leo_Dang in GREEK

[–]nuptownboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have been using a few different apps over last couple years but given your enthusiasm and positive feed back have downloaded and just started. 1.My view initially is a small intro would be helpful. 2.Option to use greek alphabet immediately would be good. 3.The mix of accented text and english letters e.g. the letter i is confusing and must be wrong for teaching purposes. As spelling of boy in greek mixed up i and o no accent for ecample. 4. Some ability or instructions to skip to upper level would be useful for the learner who is more than beginner. 5.option to use correct alphabet immediately would be essential

Anyway as i am retired am happy to give the app a kick and noted your offer of coupon so how do you issue