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Tutorial Sneak Peek: "Python for Absolute Beginners"PyCon US 20262026-05-13
A 3½‑hour tutorial claims to turn true novices into able beginners by teaching basic Python syntax, sensible foundation concepts, and a small set of fun…
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Make Python Talk, Make Python ListenPyCon US 20252025-05-16
Covers concrete code and limits: PyTTSx3 uses the OS speech engine, requires engine.init then say and run_and_wait and can save WAV via save_to_file; gTTS…
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Scrolling Animated ASCII Art in PythonPyBay 20242024-09-21
A live demo uses about 2,000 lines of Python driving a terminal output engine built from print(), loops, random, and time.sleep; many examples are under 50…
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"20 GOTO 10: How to Make Scrolling ASCII Art"PyOhio 20242024-07-27
Shows concrete programs called Zigzag, Starfield and Toggler that are implemented in Python using print() and loops, the random module, and time.sleep…
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An Overview of the Python Code Tool Landscape 2023PyCon US 20232023-04-19
Linters, type checkers, style formatters, package linters, security analysis, dead code removers, docstring formatters, code complexity analyzers: There is a…
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Edit Excel and Google Spreadsheets with Python: An IntroductionPython Web Conf 20232023-03-13
Shows how to use openpyxl 3.1.2 to read and write .xlsx files (no Excel needed, .xlsx are ZIPped XML), and how to use EZSheets / Easy Sheets to edit Google…
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A complete Beginner's Guide to Python by Making Simple GamesPyCon US 20212021-05-14
Three hours of hands‑on Python for absolute beginners that actually builds three small programs: Guess the Number, a Magic 8 Ball clone, and a Dice Rolling…
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Everything You Need to Know About Writing Technical Python BooksPyCascades 20212021-02-19
Panel discussion distills actionable book-writing tactics: make code listings executable and kept in version control, run automated checks so every example…
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A Beginner's Guide to Tackling RecursionPyOhio 20182018-07-28
Covers concrete rules and demos: explains the call stack and why recursion causes stack overflow at about 1,000 calls, shows that raising it with…
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Automating Your Browser and Desktop AppsDjangoCon US 20152015-09-06
Shows concrete recipes using Requests and Beautiful Soup to download and parse pages, then Selenium controls Firefox via get, find_element_by_css_selector…
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Automating Your Browser and Desktop AppsPyOhio 20152015-08-01
Shows how to automate browsers by running "pip install selenium", launching Selenium with Firefox, using find_element_by_css_selector, click and send_keys to…
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