Debugging with a game: Cameron Riddell's Python puzzle

Day 5 — #30DaysOfPythonWithKapil 🚀 Today I solved a Python problem: Armstrong Number The task was to: Read a number N and check whether it is an Armstrong Number or not. 👉 An Armstrong Number is a number where the sum of each digit raised to the power of total digits equals the number itself. Example: 1634 → --- What I practiced & understood today: ✅ ✔ Converting number to string for digit access ✔ Using len() to get total digits ✔ Applying power operation on each digit ✔ Looping through digits using for loop ✔ Strengthening logical thinking step-by-step Sharing my solution below 👇 (Attached code screenshot) This daily practice is really helping me understand logic + fundamentals more clearly. Small steps every day, but staying consistent 💪 Let’s keep learning and growing 🚀💻 #Python #CodingJourney #ArmstrongNumber #ProblemSolving #Consistency #LearnInPublic #LogicBuilding #FutureDataScientist

Python Lists: When Single Values Aren’t Enough int, float, and string felt powerful, until I realized real programs work with collections. That’s where lists shine 👇 🔹 Store multiple values in one variable 🔹 Access items with indexing (starts at 0) 🔹 Use len() to count elements 🔹 Check existence with in 🔹 Slice lists just like strings (list[1:3]) 💡 Best part? If you understand strings, you already understand lists. Same rules. Same logic. More power. One concept learned → many doors unlocked #Python #LearningInPublic #ProgrammingBasics #VSCode #DeveloperJourney

Open source is built by maintainers. Testing is built on trust. In the latest Push to Talk | Meet the Maintainers, Ben Hoyt sits down with Ned Batchelder (nedbat), creator and long-time maintainer of coverage.py, to talk about the story behind one of Python’s best-known testing tools. In this episode: ▶️ How it all started ▶️ What code coverage can (and can’t) tell you ▶️ Why “94% measured” is a choice, not an accident Watch the video: https://lnkd.in/epkUVQ_Z #Python #OpenSource #MeetTheMaintainers

Picking up from yesterday's article by Yohann Mansiaux on R to Python package habits, this continuation is a practical toolkit for parity. The takeaway isn’t that ecosystems are identical, it’s that you can standardise dev ergonomics so R and Python packages feel consistent across teams. Curious how others are handling cross-language in practice, let me know how your teams are adapting. https://hubs.li/Q0411Dm20 #RStats #Python #OpenSourceTools #ReproducibleResearch #ClinicalDataScience

Excited to share my latest project: Rule-Based Expert System! This is a Python-based rule system that recommends project ideas based on user interest and skill level. It demonstrates basic conditional logic and beginner-friendly decision-making in Python. Features: - Takes user input (domain & skill level) - Suggests relevant project ideas - Simple and interactive Check it out on my GitHub: https://lnkd.in/gvPRKg7M #Python #AI #MachineLearning #RuleBasedSystem #Project #Coding

🚀 Day-32 of #100DaysOfCode 🐍 Python Pattern Programming Challenge Today I worked on generating an Alphabet Triangle Pattern using ASCII values and nested loops. 🔹 Problem: Print a right-angled triangle where each row starts from A and prints characters sequentially. 🔹 Concepts Practiced: ✔ Nested for loops ✔ ASCII value manipulation using chr() ✔ Pattern visualization ✔ Loop resetting logic 🔹 Approach: Use ASCII value 65 to represent 'A' Convert ASCII to characters using chr() Reset the ASCII value at the start of each row Increase characters row-wise Pattern-based challenges help strengthen loop control, logical thinking, and character handling in Python 💡 #Python #PatternProgramming #CorePython #AlphabetPattern #100DaysOfCode #Day32 #LearnPython #CodingPractice #PythonDeveloper

📚 Today I learned about While Loops! A while loop runs a block of code repeatedly as long as a condition is TRUE. python i = 1 while i <= 5: print(i) i += 1 Output: 1 2 3 4 5 Simple but super powerful! 💡 Key takeaways from today: ✅ Condition is checked BEFORE every iteration ✅ Always update the variable to avoid infinite loops ✅ Perfect when you don't know how many times to loop Day by day, concept by concept — that's how we grow! 💪 #TodayILearned #Coding #Python #Programming #LearnToCode #Developer

 Power of Two – LeetCode Day 18/200 – Consistency over motivation 💪 Solved “Power of Two” on LeetCode using Python 🐍 Focused on implementing a clear loop-based approach while handling edge cases like n = 0. ✨ Key Learnings: Understanding mathematical properties of powers Writing clean and readable conditional logic Strengthening fundamentals in problem solving 📊 Result: ✅ Accepted ⚡ Runtime: 0 ms Small steps taken daily lead to big improvements 🚀 #200DaysCodingChallenge #LeetCode #Python #DSA #ProblemSolving #Consistency

Starting Small with Python – Day 5/5 🐍 Today was all about creating a "Rock,Paper,Scissor Game" which we used to play when we were kids. 🔹 Tech,Tools & Library Used: ▪️Python ▪️PyCharm IDE ▪️Random 📌 This small exercise helped me understand how Python can automate everyday tasks — a simple but powerful use case. Taking it one small step at a time and enjoying the learning process 💡 Extending the 5-day challenge to 10-day challenge to learn and build more. #Python #LearningPython #100DaysOfCode #rockpapergame #PyCharm #StartSmall #CodingJourney

💡 A small Python lesson from LeetCode While solving LeetCode #8 (String to Integer – atoi), I wrote two solutions that were both O(n) and logically identical. But one was faster. The reason? Not the algorithm but the way the code was written. Using elif instead of multiple if checks and avoiding extra branching made a noticeable difference. In Python, fewer condition checks = fewer instructions = better runtime. Nice reminder that Big-O isn’t everything, especially in interpreted languages. Learning moments like these are why I enjoy solving problems 😄 #Python #LeetCode #LearningInPublic #SoftwareEngineering #ProblemSolving