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Try this: write a program that tests someones reaction times and records them in a text file and then makes comparisons to see the level of improvment or the lack of.

Make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot.
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With so much hoopla about hydrogen as fuel of the future let's do this:
Write a Python program that calculates the energy obtained from burning one liter of hydrogen (H2) gas, as compared to one liter of methane gas or propane gas.

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Originally Posted by vegaseat

After you got the basics of Python under your belt, the best way to get a good knowledge of the language and improve your coding skills is to start on a project you are interested in. This sticky is dedicated to a list of just such projects.

If you know a good project, please post it here. If you have questions, start your own thread and don't clutter the sticky.

i have a good project for beginers of python if you want to join me then mail me back at my yahoo id that is off_gl(@)yahoo(.)com
subject want to join project

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You can create a relatively safe numeric input using this function:

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def get_num(prompt="Enter a number: "):
    """
    the function will loop until a number has been entered,
    accepts int or float, returns a float
    """
    while True:
        try:
            return float(raw_input(prompt))
        except ValueError:
            print "Numeric value required!"
 
# test it ...
print get_num()
price = get_num("Enter the price: ")
print price
def get_num(prompt="Enter a number: "):
    """
    the function will loop until a number has been entered,
    accepts int or float, returns a float
    """
    while True:
        try:
            return float(raw_input(prompt))
        except ValueError:
            print "Numeric value required!"

# test it ...
print get_num()
price = get_num("Enter the price: ")
print price

Your mission, should you accept, is to limit the numeric input to a number within a given range.

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Oh the price of petrol!

I just made a back of the envelop calculation from the latest German Automobile Club numbers. As of July 15, 2008 the price of the liter petrol there is 1.55 Euro. The price in the US is $4.25 per gallon. A US gallon is 3.785 liter and the Euro costs US $1.60. It would be nice to make a small Python program to compare the cost of petrol there to the price of petrol in the US.

I calculated the US price to be $1.20 per liter or 0.75 Euro per liter. If you would travel to Germany it would cost you US $9.39 per gallon. Your program ought to spit this out quickly.

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Using the wxPython GUI toolkit example in post ...
http://www.daniweb.com/forums/post651930-38.html
... come up with a program to create a collage of images.

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Write a program that generates acronyms, for instance it would turn the string "National Aeronautics and Space Administration" into NASA for short. Notice that words like "and", "the" are most often ignored

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1. Create a program that shutsdown/loggsoff a user after a period of inactivity.
Hint: Use the PyHook module at http://mindtrove.info/articles/monit...t-with-pyhook/ and the os module

2. Create a function that filters obcenities out of typed speech like in some IRC or AIM chatrooms.
Hint: Use the standard re module (may make it easier)

3.Ever see The Number 23? Ask a user for their age, birthday, address, name,Phone numbers etc... and see if it can find any 23's or 32's
Hint: Change letters to numbers(duh!) a = 1, b = 2, c = 3...

4. I've heard that it is possible to create a brainf*ck compiler/interpreter in python pretty easily. Try it out.
Hint: http://linuxgazette.net/issue79/divakaran.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain****

5. Create an application that allows you to chat with someone directly over the internet
Hint: you need the socket module

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Write a Python program to find the five digit number, that when multiplied by 4 gives a number with the 5 digits in reverse order?

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Everyone loves a game. So why not make a series of Dice games such as Two up and Yahtzee.

For an extra challenge make an AI to play with and also add a GUI!

Make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot.
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