[SPlutard]

So I was wondering, now that I know a bit of Python and have time to play with it, what are some examples of things you do with Python to make your life easier? I'm just looking for some ideas, anything goes.

[xZachtmx]

Im working on a game using the pygame library.

[code_m]

I started by writing a password generator (it's in my signature link), and I have applied a lot of what I've learned there.

I've found that file handling is a tough one to conquer (maybe that's just me), so I'd suggest something in that area, the book I have suggested a list keeper.

Another one I want to get around to is an IRC Bot (make sure your allowed to use it first!)

[3liminat3r]

I like making games with it but im sure there is alot out there u can do with it, im still learning myself...

[BetaWar]

An IRC client/ bot isn't that difficult to make. You could make a text editor, or web browser, or pretty much anything else.

[code_m]

I've also found writing math-programs really fun

The most interesting one I did was a degrees to radians converter, but mostly because I hadn't learned about making a class yet and I didn't allow myself to use globals (they are way ugly in python anyway)

[xclite]

code_m, on 16 Jun, 2009 - 06:58 PM, said:

I've also found writing math-programs really fun

The most interesting one I did was a degrees to radians converter, but mostly because I hadn't learned about making a class yet and I didn't allow myself to use globals (they are way ugly in python anyway)

Globals are ugly in most places, in my opinion.

[paulpeterfrancis]

You can use it to extend other languages. So if you have code written in C or C++ (you can do it with Java, C# or VB but you need to have Jython or IronPython -- neither of which I've used) you can integrate it into your Python code. I've worked with it a little bit and it makes your Python code a lot faster.

Python is also just good for writing things out fast. Say you're trying to figure out if your sort algorithm will work, it would fastest to type it up in Python (though that doesn't mean it would run the fastest).

[Project 2501]

Using wxPython, TkInter, or some other GUI toolkit to make applications is always fun.

[brianmen]

I made a tip calculator program. I'd like to make a program that can do calculus for me (such as derivatives) or even basic algebra problems. How about a "systems of equations" solver that will solve for 3 unknown variables when you are given 3 different equations?

[SPlutard]

That's the sort of thing I did after I learned C, but I find it very unsatisfying to code things that I can already do much more efficiently using another application - Mathematica, for example.

Besides math, I suppose I could write scripts for my computer, but I'm not sure what sorts of things I would like them to do... I certainly need a script to help parse some of my lab data and write it to an excel file, but I was wondering what other ideas were floating out there...

[Stutzbach]

I use Python in a shareware product for managing a database of poker statistics.

[girasquid]

I use Python with the Django framework to build dynamic websites.

I've been meaning to look into pygame for a while, but I just haven't gotten around to it yet.