Beginner Projects

5 Beginner Python Projects.

Table of contents

• Introduction
• Projects
• License

Introduction

A YouTube channel called Python Programmer made a video suggesting five projects beginners in Python can do. Since I have to stay at home right now because of the spread of COVID-19 disease in my country, I decided to spend my free time doing these projects and sharing them on my GitHub account.

Disclaimer: These projects are meant to be challenging but not impossible to someone who has been studying Python for some time, so I genuinely recommend you to try to solve them by yourself before looking at the solutions.

Projects

1. Binary walk

Plot a random walk using the equation y(t) = y(t - 1) + e (where “e” is a random number) and the library Matplotlib firstly in one dimension, and then in two dimensions or multiple random walks on the same axis.

1D Random Walk

2D Random Walk

Multiple Random Waks

Sources:

This video from the channel PBS Infinite Series explains what a random walk is.

I used this article from Khan Academy to get inspiration for my 2D random walk graphic.

In addition, I found this explanation from MIT on how bacteria use random walk to move.

2. Logistic difference equation

Plot the logistic difference equation xn+1 = r* xn * (1 - xn) (where "r" is the growth rate and "x" is percentage of the maximum) using the library Matplotlib.

Logistic difference equation

Bifurcation diagram

Sources:

This is the Veritassium video Giles from Python Programmer referred to.

3. Calculator

Build a calculator. Begin with a text calculator that should prompt the user for input and then give them options. The system should ask whether they want to carry on doing that or to exit. Then move on by doing it graphically with Tkinter.

GUI Calculator

Sources:

This tutorial from DataCamp explains how to use Tkinter and shows another way to build a GUI calculator as well.

4. Blackjack

Write a program that gets as closer as you can to a proper simulation of the game of blackjack.

I used my Playing card object from project number 5 to write this code.

Sources:

This video from wikiHow and this tutorial from Bicycle Playing Cards official website explain how to play blackjack.

5. Playing card object

Write a class that will create a playing card object.

Sources:

If you want more details on how to write a program to simulate a playing card, the chapter 18 of the book Think Python covers this topic.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - open the LICENSE.md file for more details.