<![CDATA[The Curious Zombie's Guide to Python]]>https://python.amberresearch.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3iMR!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F695bb628-ac72-4fc8-b815-0b63187766c3_256x256.pngThe Curious Zombie's Guide to Pythonhttps://python.amberresearch.comSubstackMon, 20 Apr 2026 18:26:20 GMT<![CDATA[Workshop Schedule]]>https://python.amberresearch.com/p/workshop-schedulehttps://python.amberresearch.com/p/workshop-scheduleMon, 10 Nov 2025 05:24:33 GMT

The Curious Zombie started out as an education project to introduce concepts in science and technology to an audience who were knew to them. As essential as classroom learning is however, we’ve always said that learning to code is like learning to drive. In the same way that you don’t really start learning to drive until you take the wheel, you don’t re…

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]]><![CDATA[Python Code Scratchpad]]>https://python.amberresearch.com/p/python-scratchpadhttps://python.amberresearch.com/p/python-scratchpadMon, 10 Nov 2025 03:34:06 GMT

What this Python code scratchpad is for

Sometime we want to share some Python code with the wider community of students - in answer to a common question that we receive; because it demonstrates some Python coding technique; or just because it’s informative, education, or even fun. You can scan these code snippets here in this document at your leisure, or…

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]]><![CDATA[Workshop Solutions]]>https://python.amberresearch.com/p/workshop-solutionshttps://python.amberresearch.com/p/workshop-solutionsSun, 09 Nov 2025 21:37:35 GMT

Workshop 1 Solutions

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]]><![CDATA[Workshop 12]]>https://python.amberresearch.com/p/workshop-12https://python.amberresearch.com/p/workshop-12Sun, 09 Nov 2025 19:51:08 GMT

Watch the workshop video, then try the exercises …

The PYTHON CODE button after the video, will take you the live, interactive code windows for the exercises that were featured in the workshop. The code windows can be edited and run interactively - and don’t be afraid of messing them up. You can always use the “Reset” feature in the menu at the upper lef…

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]]><![CDATA[Lesson 25: The graphical user interface (GUI)]]>https://python.amberresearch.com/p/lesson-25-the-graphical-user-interfacehttps://python.amberresearch.com/p/lesson-25-the-graphical-user-interfaceSun, 09 Nov 2025 19:47:50 GMT

Watch the lesson, then try the code …

The PYTHON CODE button after the video, will take you the live, interactive code that was featured in the lesson. The code windows can be edited and run interactively - and don’t be afraid of messing them up. You can always use the “Reset” feature in the menu at the upper left (with the 3 horizontal bars) to recover …

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]]><![CDATA[Workshop 11]]>https://python.amberresearch.com/p/workshop-11https://python.amberresearch.com/p/workshop-11Sun, 09 Nov 2025 17:44:52 GMT

Watch the workshop video, then try the exercises …

The PYTHON CODE button after the video, will take you the live, interactive code windows for the exercises that were featured in the workshop. The code windows can be edited and run interactively - and don’t be afraid of messing them up. You can always use the “Reset” feature in the menu at the upper lef…

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]]><![CDATA[Lesson 24: Data visualization]]>https://python.amberresearch.com/p/lesson-24-data-visualizationhttps://python.amberresearch.com/p/lesson-24-data-visualizationSun, 09 Nov 2025 17:38:39 GMT

Watch the lesson, then try the code …

The PYTHON CODE button after the video, will take you the live, interactive code that was featured in the lesson. The code windows can be edited and run interactively - and don’t be afraid of messing them up. You can always use the “Reset” feature in the menu at the upper left (with the 3 horizontal bars) to recover …

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]]><![CDATA[Workshop 10]]>https://python.amberresearch.com/p/workshop-10https://python.amberresearch.com/p/workshop-10Sun, 09 Nov 2025 16:24:11 GMT

Watch the workshop video, then try the exercises …

The PYTHON CODE button after the video, will take you the live, interactive code windows for the exercises that were featured in the workshop. The code windows can be edited and run interactively - and don’t be afraid of messing them up. You can always use the “Reset” feature in the menu at the upper lef…

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]]><![CDATA[Lesson 23: Static methods]]>https://python.amberresearch.com/p/lesson-23-static-methodshttps://python.amberresearch.com/p/lesson-23-static-methodsSun, 09 Nov 2025 16:14:38 GMT

Watch the lesson, then try the code …

The PYTHON CODE button after the video, will take you the live, interactive code that was featured in the lesson. The code windows can be edited and run interactively - and don’t be afraid of messing them up. You can always use the “Reset” feature in the menu at the upper left (with the 3 horizontal bars) to recover …

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]]><![CDATA[Lesson 22: Mutable and immutable objects]]>https://python.amberresearch.com/p/lesson-22-mutable-and-immutable-objectshttps://python.amberresearch.com/p/lesson-22-mutable-and-immutable-objectsSun, 09 Nov 2025 16:11:01 GMT

Watch the lesson, then try the code …

The PYTHON CODE button after the video, will take you the live, interactive code that was featured in the lesson. The code windows can be edited and run interactively - and don’t be afraid of messing them up. You can always use the “Reset” feature in the menu at the upper left (with the 3 horizontal bars) to recover …

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]]><![CDATA[Workshop 9]]>https://python.amberresearch.com/p/workshop-9https://python.amberresearch.com/p/workshop-9Sun, 09 Nov 2025 15:42:44 GMT

Watch the workshop video, then try the exercises …

The PYTHON CODE button after the video, will take you the live, interactive code windows for the exercises that were featured in the workshop. The code windows can be edited and run interactively - and don’t be afraid of messing them up. You can always use the “Reset” feature in the menu at the upper lef…

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]]><![CDATA[Lesson 21: OOP Case study: The pizzeria]]>https://python.amberresearch.com/p/lesson-21-oop-case-study-the-pizzeriahttps://python.amberresearch.com/p/lesson-21-oop-case-study-the-pizzeriaSun, 09 Nov 2025 15:40:00 GMT

Watch the lesson, then try the code …

The PYTHON CODE button after the video, will take you the live, interactive code that was featured in the lesson. The code windows can be edited and run interactively - and don’t be afraid of messing them up. You can always use the “Reset” feature in the menu at the upper left (with the 3 horizontal bars) to recover …

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]]><![CDATA[Lesson 20: Classes and Objects]]>https://python.amberresearch.com/p/lesson-20-classes-and-objectshttps://python.amberresearch.com/p/lesson-20-classes-and-objectsSun, 09 Nov 2025 15:35:25 GMT

Watch the lesson, then try the code …

The PYTHON CODE button after the video, will take you the live, interactive code that was featured in the lesson. The code windows can be edited and run interactively - and don’t be afraid of messing them up. You can always use the “Reset” feature in the menu at the upper left (with the 3 horizontal bars) to recover …

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]]><![CDATA[Lesson 19: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming]]>https://python.amberresearch.com/p/lesson-19-an-introduction-to-objecthttps://python.amberresearch.com/p/lesson-19-an-introduction-to-objectSun, 09 Nov 2025 15:32:00 GMT

Watch the lesson, then try the code …

The PYTHON CODE button after the video, will take you the live, interactive code that was featured in the lesson. The code windows can be edited and run interactively - and don’t be afraid of messing them up. You can always use the “Reset” feature in the menu at the upper left (with the 3 horizontal bars) to recover …

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]]><![CDATA[Workshop 8]]>https://python.amberresearch.com/p/workshop-8https://python.amberresearch.com/p/workshop-8Sat, 08 Nov 2025 22:06:54 GMT

Watch the workshop video, then try the exercises …

The PYTHON CODE button after the video, will take you the live, interactive code windows for the exercises that were featured in the workshop. The code windows can be edited and run interactively - and don’t be afraid of messing them up. You can always use the “Reset” feature in the menu at the upper lef…

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]]><![CDATA[Lesson 18: Regular Expressions]]>https://python.amberresearch.com/p/lesson-18-regular-expressionshttps://python.amberresearch.com/p/lesson-18-regular-expressionsSat, 08 Nov 2025 21:50:59 GMT

Watch the lesson, then try the code …

The PYTHON CODE button after the video, will take you the live, interactive code that was featured in the lesson. The code windows can be edited and run interactively - and don’t be afraid of messing them up. You can always use the “Reset” feature in the menu at the upper left (with the 3 horizontal bars) to recover …

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]]><![CDATA[Lesson 17: Python generators, the with keyword, and the random module]]>https://python.amberresearch.com/p/lesson-17-python-generators-the-withhttps://python.amberresearch.com/p/lesson-17-python-generators-the-withSat, 08 Nov 2025 21:46:30 GMT

Watch the lesson, then try the code …

The PYTHON CODE button after the video, will take you the live, interactive code that was featured in the lesson. The code windows can be edited and run interactively - and don’t be afraid of messing them up. You can always use the “Reset” feature in the menu at the upper left (with the 3 horizontal bars) to recover …

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]]><![CDATA[Lesson 16: String Formatting]]>https://python.amberresearch.com/p/lesson-16-string-formattinghttps://python.amberresearch.com/p/lesson-16-string-formattingSat, 08 Nov 2025 21:42:05 GMT

Watch the lesson, then try the code …

The PYTHON CODE button after the video, will take you the live, interactive code that was featured in the lesson. The code windows can be edited and run interactively - and don’t be afraid of messing them up. You can always use the “Reset” feature in the menu at the upper left (with the 3 horizontal bars) to recover …

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]]><![CDATA[Lesson 15: The Python Standard Library, modules and packages]]>https://python.amberresearch.com/p/lesson-15-the-python-standard-libraryhttps://python.amberresearch.com/p/lesson-15-the-python-standard-librarySat, 08 Nov 2025 21:32:45 GMT

Watch the lesson, then try the code …

The PYTHON CODE button after the video, will take you the live, interactive code that was featured in the lesson. The code windows can be edited and run interactively - and don’t be afraid of messing them up. You can always use the “Reset” feature in the menu at the upper left (with the 3 horizontal bars) to recover …

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]]><![CDATA[Workshop 7]]>https://python.amberresearch.com/p/workshop-7https://python.amberresearch.com/p/workshop-7Sat, 08 Nov 2025 20:56:56 GMT

Watch the workshop video, then try the exercises …

The PYTHON CODE button after the video, will take you the live, interactive code windows for the exercises that were featured in the workshop. The code windows can be edited and run interactively - and don’t be afraid of messing them up. You can always use the “Reset” feature in the menu at the upper lef…

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