Python functions are the tool that transforms messy code into organised, reusable code. Until now every program you wrote was a sequence of instructions that ran from top to bottom, once. Functions let you name a block of code and reuse it whenever you need it, without copying and pasting. This is one of the…
Python loops exercises are where everything clicks. You’ve seen the theory and practised with real programs. Now it’s time to solve on your own. In this article you’ll find four exercises across three levels, from FizzBuzz (a classic that appears in real job interviews) to compound interest and prime numbers. As always: try to solve…
In the previous article we covered Python loops theory. Now it’s time to write real code. In this article we build three programs from scratch in VS Code using for and while in situations where the choice between them isn’t arbitrary, each program uses the loop that genuinely makes more sense for that problem. Create…
Python loops for and while give your code the ability to repeat itself. Without loops you’d have to write the same instruction a hundred times to do something a hundred times. With loops, three lines. It’s one of the most important concepts in FP1 and also one of the most confusing at first — especially…
Once you have Fedora running in VirtualBox, the next thing you need is to be able to pass files between Windows and Fedora without complications. In IC2 this is essential: you write code in Fedora but you probably want to have it backed up in Windows too, or submit it through the university platform. In…
To install Fedora on VirtualBox was one of the first things we were asked to do in our Computer Engineering II course (IC2) at ULPGC. It sounds simple but there are several steps where it’s easy to get lost if nobody guides you. This guide walks you through every decision so you understand what you’re…
When I started my Data Science and Engineering degree at ULPGC, I thought programming was just writing code. But the first few weeks I realised there are a lot of basic computing concepts that everyone assumes you already know, and that nobody actually explains directly. In this article I’ll tell you exactly what you need…
When I started my Data Science and Engineering degree at ULPGC, the first programming subject I took was Fundamentals of Programming I (FP1). During my first year, I never actually had to install Python on Windows. The university provided an online environment called Aulaga where we coded directly from the browser using VPL. But when…