https://beta.ncot.uk/tags/python/ Recent content in Python on [BETA] NCoT Tech Hugo en-gb Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:56:58 +0100 https://beta.ncot.uk/videos/how-computers-store-decimal-numbers---ieee754-explained/ Sun, 31 May 2026 19:09:34 +0100 https://beta.ncot.uk/videos/how-computers-store-decimal-numbers---ieee754-explained/ Why does Python tell you that 0.1 + 0.2 = 0.30000000000000004? The answer is IEEE 754 - the floating-point standard baked into every CPU on the planet. #Python #Maths #Programming https://beta.ncot.uk/videos/calculating-pi-using-python-gauss-legendre-and-monte-carlo-methods-piday-2024/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 19:39:43 +0000 https://beta.ncot.uk/videos/calculating-pi-using-python-gauss-legendre-and-monte-carlo-methods-piday-2024/ Let’s celebrate Pi Day in this appropriately short video by writing some Python programs to calculate Pi. #Python #Programming https://beta.ncot.uk/projects/agon-light/learning-how-to-draw-things-on-the-agon-light/ Sat, 02 Mar 2024 15:21:29 +0000 https://beta.ncot.uk/projects/agon-light/learning-how-to-draw-things-on-the-agon-light/ I’ve been having a bit of a play around with my Agon Light, trying to come up with some ideas for a future video. I’ve discovered it has quite a nice 320×240 64 colour video mode that has just enough pixels to be interesting. #AgonLight #Python #RetroComputing #AI https://beta.ncot.uk/blog-posts/cellular-tomato/ Mon, 22 Jan 2024 21:05:49 +0000 https://beta.ncot.uk/blog-posts/cellular-tomato/ In preparation for my next video I’ve been tidying up some cellular automata code I wrote. There’s some good old Conway’s Life, some 1D CAs that make pretty patterns, and one I recently discovered called Wire World. #CellularAutomata #Python #Maths #Programming https://beta.ncot.uk/videos/25-year-old-coding-project-review/ Tue, 12 Oct 2021 22:39:38 +0000 https://beta.ncot.uk/videos/25-year-old-coding-project-review/ I found my 25 year old A-Level programming project, is it any good? #MSDOS #Python #RetroComputing #Programming https://beta.ncot.uk/blog-posts/import-facebook-into-wordpress/ Sun, 08 Aug 2021 07:32:46 +0000 https://beta.ncot.uk/blog-posts/import-facebook-into-wordpress/ How to import your exported Facebook data into a WordPress blog #Python #SocialMedia #Programming https://beta.ncot.uk/blog-posts/reading-and-writing-json-using-python/ Sat, 07 Mar 2020 08:45:22 +0000 https://beta.ncot.uk/blog-posts/reading-and-writing-json-using-python/ How to read and write JSON files using Python so that they can be used in your Python programs. #Python #Programming https://beta.ncot.uk/blog-posts/python-commandline-argument-parsing/ Sun, 01 Mar 2020 21:43:37 +0000 https://beta.ncot.uk/blog-posts/python-commandline-argument-parsing/ A quick set of notes on how to parse command line arguments properly in Python. This uses the argparse module, totally removing any effort on your part when it comes to processing command line switches. #Python #Programming