Build a first Dashboard based on the video tutorial below. Here, we re-create a Dashboard from a video tutorial which visualizes data from the Gapminder dataset available on Github: But before you start coding, lets create a virtual environment first. You might wonder why creating a separate environment for coding projects is a good thing? … Continue reading Getting started with Dashboards in Python
This tutorial will introduce you to coding in Python, setup your editor and get started with some basic examples. First, you need an editor that helps you to write code in Python. Two options for editors addressed here are: Thonny is an editor specifically for Python programming, and focusses on beginners. Visual Studio Code is … Continue reading Getting started with coding Python and setup your editor
Through this tutorial you become familiar with developing a Python application with a graphical userinterface. We will create an App which can display weather data from various weather stations. Data will come from an online xml service providing weather data. We are going to create an application that can display the temperature of several weather … Continue reading Learn Python: weather station app with live data
Through this tutorial you become familiar with developing a Python application with a graphical userinterface. We will create an App which draws some basic shapes. The color of one or more of the shapes can be changed by entering a RGB color value (three numbers), for the color components red, green and blue. These numbers … Continue reading Learn Python: drawing shapes in a userinterface
In a previous tutorial “build a distance sensor with an alarm” we used an Arduino Nano (coded in a C-variant). Now, we will do the same with a Raspberry Pi Pico and CircuitPython, a version of Python which runs on microcontrollers. If you are more interested in programming the Pico with the Arduino IDE (in … Continue reading Tutorial: build a distance sensor with a Raspberry Pi Pico and CircuitPython
Through this assignment you become familiar with developing a Python application. We wil create an App in which you can input text and then show that text as part of a message in the App. Python is renowned for its readability and simplicity. Its syntax facilitates concise code, making it suitable for both beginners and … Continue reading Learn Python: a first “Hello world” userinterface