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Posted by Jassim Alhatem
Jassim Alhatem
20,883 Points

A bit of advice?

So I've just finished the OOP course. And I'm kinda stuck right now, I don't want to move on without getting a little bit better at OOP.

So can anyone give me an advice or any project ideas that I can do to get better at python?

Thank you so much!

1 Answer

rydavim
rydavim
18,814 Points
rydavim
rydavim
18,814 Points

Games are usually a good thing to practice with. Try making minesweeper, blackjack, snake, space invaders, or other similar types of games.

I haven't learned enough Python to do any of the projects on this external site myself - but if you're looking for help or inspiration, I'd heard good things about Building Skills in Object-Oriented Python. It might be a bit different, since I think they use an older version of Python, but it could be a good jumping off point.

Good luck, and happy coding!

Robin Goyal
Robin Goyal
4,582 Points

The OOP course is quite difficult in my opinion. Like rydavim said, try playing some games or seeking external resources. Check out this playlist which I thought was a great resource for learning OOP as well.

Jassim Alhatem
Jassim Alhatem
20,883 Points

Thanks rydavim, one last question. I thought python is used mostly for Web apps/sites, Databases and servers, anyways, How do I make them (games) like is there something I have to download?

(sorry for being ignorant, I've been learning python for exactly 5 months now. and I'm having fun.)

Again, Thank you!

rydavim
rydavim
18,814 Points

jassim Al-Hatem - Python is used for all kind of things, web scripting being a popular one. I would suggest just trying to write a game in the console, you don't necessarily need fancy graphics or anything. If the above ones seem like a daunting place to start, you could try doing a text-version of hangman.

Generally though, most of those practice games can just be done with text as well. Just think of it as laying out multiple lines of prints to form basic graphics. For games like minesweeper or blackjack, doing it that way shouldn't pose too much of a problem. The goal is to practice the object-oriented skills, so I wouldn't worry too much about making it pretty.

Jassim Alhatem
Jassim Alhatem
20,883 Points

Alrighty rydavim. Thank you, my dude.