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Projects from the hyperskill.org Python Developer track.

1. To-Do List.

A basic python To-Do list.

Learning objectives:

• Basic SQL queries
• Vocabulary of OOP

2. Tic-Tac-Toe.

A command-line game of Tic-Tac-Toe with three AI difficulty levels.

Learning objectives:

• Basic: control statements, array manipulations, recursions;
• Minimax implementation;

Possible improvements:

• Store board in a list to clean up indices (maybe this would make it less legible though);
• Speed up minimax implementation;
• Scalability to an nxn grid;

Wisdom learned:

• CHECK YOUR O'S ARE O'S AND NOT 0'S

3. Numeric Matrix Processor.

A simple matrix processor for common operations (addition, multiplication, transpose...)

Learning objectives:

• Basic control statements and recursion;
• Class/OOP syntax;

Possible improvements:

• Exception handling (right now all inputs are considered valid);
• Improve display() method so it rounds/pads values;

4. Smart calculator.

A smart integer calculator with bracket support.

Learning objectives:

• Parsing user input;
• Exception handling;
• Stacks and queues;

Possible improvements:

• Add support for functions;
• Add "last answer" command;
• Powers, floats, exponentials...

5. Text-based browser.

Reads HTML page, writes it to a file with links highlighted in blue.

Learning objectives:

• Handling user input;
• HTTP requests;
• Reading and writing files in Python;
• Web scraping basics with BeautifulSoup;

Suggested improvements/bug fixes:

• Get rid of strings only constituted of whitespace;
• Fix tab names (there could be some conflicts/bugs);
• Return HTTP error codes