Are you a beginner or intermediate Python programmer who has made it through some of the fundamentals? Have you tried to tackle a big project but got stuck and frustrated? Completing some small projects might be the answer. This week on the show, we have author Al Sweigart and talk about his new book, “The Big Book of Small Python Projects.”

We discuss the advantages of sometimes thinking small in terms of Python programs. We talk about completing projects and the benefits of manually copying code by typing it in yourself. Al also has suggestions about tools for beginners and intermediate developers.

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Topics:

00:00:00 – Introduction
00:01:53 – Writing books and PyCascades 2021 Author panel
00:06:58 – Did you type in code from books as beginner?
00:10:16 – About the book
00:20:53 – Sponsor: Rev AI
00:21:30 – General instructions on how to start with the book
00:27:39 – Working with a debugger
00:30:28 – Experimenting with existing code
00:34:27 – Tools for learning touch typing
00:38:31 – Video Course Spotlight
00:39:37 – IDEs, Mu, and Python’s IDLE
00:45:42 – Online diff tool
00:47:27 – Some of the projects, games, animations
00:51:58 – Finishing things
00:54:07 – What are areas of Python you see beginners struggle with?
00:59:41 – What is something you wish you were shown as a beginner?
01:02:07 – What are you excited about in the world of Python?
01:04:34 – What do you want to learn next?
01:07:27 – Shout outs and social connections
01:08:33 – Thanks and goodbye

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