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		<title>Automate The Boring Stuff with Python Coding</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2020 15:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If everyone in the world understood and had a working command of regular expressions, everything would run smoothly. Especially if all of our interfaces to text allowed for their use. This has been pointed out. And, Automate the Boring Stuff with Python, 2nd Edition: Practical Programming for Total Beginners has a whole chapter on this. &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2020/03/21/automate-the-boring-stuff-with-python-coding/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Automate The Boring Stuff with Python Coding</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>How to do science with a computer: workflow tools and OpenSource philosophy</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2019/02/25/how-to-do-science-with-a-computer-workflow-tools-and-opensource-philosophy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2019 03:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I have two excellent things on my desk, a Linux Journal article by Andy Wills, and a newly published book by Stefano Allesina and Madlen Wilmes. They are: Computing Skills for Biologists: A Toolbox by Stefano Allesina and Madlen Wilmes, Princeton University Press. Open Science, Open Source, and R, by Andy Wills, Linux Journal Why &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2019/02/25/how-to-do-science-with-a-computer-workflow-tools-and-opensource-philosophy/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">How to do science with a computer: workflow tools and OpenSource philosophy</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Math Adventures with Python</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2019 01:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Complex numbers, working with oscillations (trigonometry), using Turtles to draw, some basic algebra, my favorite, Cellular Automata, and more, are covered in Math Adventures with Python: An Illustrated Guide to Exploring Math with Code by Peter Farrell. Farrell is a math and computer science teacher who is interested in math education and using technology in &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2019/02/14/math-adventures-with-python/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Math Adventures with Python</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Impractical Python Programming For Fun</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2019 15:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Project oriented programming books, books that help you develop actual working programs while you learn to program, are the thing, and the new Impractical Python Projects: Playful Programming Activities to Make You Smarter is an excellent example. Knowing how the elements of a program work is fine and dandy, but applying programming concepts to the &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2019/01/26/impractical-python-programming-for-fun/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Impractical Python Programming For Fun</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Learning Python In A Flash&#8230;</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/11/05/learning-python-in-a-flash/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2018 22:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#8230; card. Python Flash Cards: Syntax, Concepts, and Examples is a new book-not-a-book that helps people who are staring out learning the Python programming language. First, lets get one thing straight about Phython. If you (or, maybe, your kid) is going to learn to code, you&#8217;ve got to learn Python. It isn&#8217;t the only coding &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/11/05/learning-python-in-a-flash/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Learning Python In A Flash&#8230;</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Python Programming To Automate Common Tasks</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2017 12:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Automate the Boring Stuff with Python: Practical Programming for Total Beginners by super Python expert Al Sweigart is a pretty thick intermedia to somewhat advanced level programming book. It covers how Python works, so someone familiar with programming languages can get up to speed. Then, the book tackles a number of key important tasks one &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/05/11/python-programming-to-automate-common-tasks/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Python Programming To Automate Common Tasks</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Books On Computer Programming and Computers</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/03/09/books-computer-programming-computers/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2017 20:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Python Learning Python Python Crash Course: A Hands-On, Project-Based Introduction to Programming is a fast-paced, thorough introduction to programming with Python that will have you writing programs, solving problems, and making things that work in no time. In the first half of the book, you&#8217;ll learn about basic programming concepts, such as lists, dictionaries, classes, &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/03/09/books-computer-programming-computers/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Books On Computer Programming and Computers</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>How to learn Python programming</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/02/01/how-to-learn-python-programming/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2017 22:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Your objective is to learn Python programming. Everybody has to learn Python. You are looking for a book that will make that easier for you. One possibility, one that I&#8217;ll recommend for most people in this situation, is Python Crash Course: A Hands-On, Project-Based Introduction to Programming. To cut to the chase, there are two &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/02/01/how-to-learn-python-programming/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">How to learn Python programming</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Learn Python Using Minecraft</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2016 17:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Minecraft is a gaming world. Or, if you like, a &#8220;sandbox.&#8221; This is a three dimensional world in which characters do things, all sorts of things. The context for the world of Minecraft is very open ended. The player builds things, moves things, gets things, does things, in a way that makes any one gamer&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/01/01/learn-python-using-minecraft/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Learn Python Using Minecraft</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Is Python The New Basic? (&#034;Python For Kids&#034;)</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/11/24/is-python-the-new-basic-python-for-kids/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2012 13:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My first computer language was PL/1, but soon after I learned, among other languages, Basic, and I really liked Basic and I still do. Basic is linear, and I think in linear constructs when I do any kind of computer program. This is probably, in part, because user interfaces are the last thing I want &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/11/24/is-python-the-new-basic-python-for-kids/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Is Python The New Basic? (&#34;Python For Kids&#34;)</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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