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The Allotment Crop Planner (Python Challenge)

Administrator — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 11:56:15 +0000

In this challenge, we will work with a JSON dataset containing detailed information about crops that can be grown in an allotment. The dataset includes, soil types, watering needs, and more. Your task is to write a Python program that…

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Periodic Table of Elements – JSON Challenge

Administrator — Fri, 29 Nov 2024 11:43:38 +0000

The periodic table is a chart that organises all known chemical elements based on their atomic number, electron configurations, and recurring chemical properties. It serves as a fundamental tool in chemistry, physics, and other sciences, helping scientists understand the relationships…

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Smoothies Ingredients Data Set

Administrator — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:01:21 +0000

For this programming challenge, we are going to practise reading and extracting data from a JSON file. We will be using a JSON file storing information about the ingredients and recipes for 20 different smoothies. JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) JavaScript…

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Paris 2024 – JSON Challenge

Administrator — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 20:45:20 +0000

The Paris 2024 Olympics provided a great opportunity for around 10,500 athletes to compete in 329 events, each event giving an opportunity for competing athletes to win one of the three medals: Gold, Silver and Bronze. All together, 206 countries…

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What 3 Words Localisation

Administrator — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 23:13:22 +0000

What3words is a geocode system used to communicate a location on planet Earth using only 3 words instead of using complex longitude and latitude coordinates. What3words have assigned each 3m square in the world a unique 3-word address that will…

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Real-Time Asteroid Watch

Administrator — Fri, 09 Aug 2019 10:11:10 +0000

Every day asteroids are passing close to planet Earth. Their trajectory is closely monitored by NASA as some of these could potentially pose a threat to our planet. In this python challenge we are going to use the NeoWs API…

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Weather Forecast API

Administrator — Sat, 29 Dec 2018 12:39:04 +0000

The aim of this challenge is to write a computer program to display a 5-day weather forecast for a specific location chosen by the end-user. You program will: retrieve the city from the end user (input), Use the Open Weather…

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Currency Converter

Administrator — Sat, 29 Dec 2018 09:21:26 +0000

Our aim is to create a currency converter to help us convert a sum of money from one currency to another. Currency exchange rates are constantly changing which is why we have decided against the idea of storing all the…

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Real-Time ISS Tracker

Administrator — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 18:04:36 +0000

The International Space Station (ISS) is moving at close to 28,000 km/h and orbits the Earth 16 times per day, once every 90 minutes! In this python challenge we are going to use an open source API (Open Notify) to…

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