April 19, 20261 min read
Python Programming Challenge #5 - Generate Random SAT Scores
In this challenge, you'll be using Python to generate random SAT scores for a theoretical student. Think you can handle it? Tune in to find...
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Brian is an experienced instructor, curriculum developer, and professional web developer, who in recent years has served as Director for a coding bootcamp in New York. Brian joined Noble Desktop in 2022 and is a lead instructor for HTML & CSS, JavaScript, and Python for Data Science. He also developed Noble's cutting-edge Python for AI course. Prior to that, he taught Python Data Science and Machine Learning as an Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at Westchester County College.
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April 19, 202610 min read
API Keys - Using Environment Variables in Python Projects
Secure your API key by storing it in a .env file and loading it as an environment variable using Python's dotenv module. Watch this...
Brian McClain
April 19, 202612 min read
NumPy Arrays - Differences, Reshaping, and Transposing
Explain NumPy arrays and demonstrate reshaping, transposing, and creating a 3x3 tic-tac-toe board from a list. Watch this tutorial to learn...
Brian McClain
April 19, 20263 min read
Python Programming Challenge #7 - Generating Usernames & Passwords
In this video, we'll take on another Python Programming Challenge and create a program that generates usernames and passwords. Tune in to...
Brian McClain
April 19, 20262 min read
Python Programming Challenge #6 - Making Dictionaries of Filtered Items
Join us as we tackle this difficult Python programming challenge and learn a few valuable skills along the way! Starting File Final File
Brian McClain
April 19, 20269 min read
Building AI-Powered Web Apps with Flask and OpenAI's API
Learn to build web apps using Python Flask and the OpenAI API. Watch this tutorial to learn the key concepts and techniques.
Brian McClain
April 19, 202623 min read
Building an Interactive Terminal Chatbot with Contextual Memory
Explain how to build a Python terminal-based chat loop that maintains conversation context using OpenAI's API. Watch this tutorial to learn...
Brian McClain
April 19, 20262 min read
Python Programming Challenge #4 - Generate a Fibonacci Sequence
Test your Python programming skills and see if you can generate a Fibonacci sequence in this Python Programming Challenge! Starting File...
Brian McClain
April 19, 20267 min read
Nested Loops- Building and Shuffling a Deck of Cards
Create and shuffle a card deck using nested loops and deal cards alternately to players with modulus logic. Watch this tutorial to learn...
Brian McClain
April 19, 202614 min read
Prompt Engineering with JSON and Jinja in Python Labs
Practice prompt engineering by instructing an AI to respond with detailed movie information in JSON format, parse the JSON response, and...
Brian McClain
April 19, 20268 min read
Google Colab for Programming and Data Science Basics
Upload the provided zipped files to Google Drive, unzip them, and then use the "start" files in Google Colab to practice coding by typing...
Brian McClain
April 19, 202610 min read
LOC vs ILOC - DataFrame Indexing and Labeling
Use LOC to select data by labels and ILOC to select data by integer positions in Pandas DataFrames. Watch this tutorial to learn the key...
Brian McClain
April 19, 202611 min read
Python's Random Module: Generating Random Numbers
The next module we're going to check out is random. The random module can generate random numbers.
Brian McClain
April 19, 20268 min read
Creating a Café Bill Calculator with Python
Demonstrates calculating a cafe bill using Python by taking user inputs, computing subtotal, tax, tip, and total with proper currency...
Brian McClain
April 19, 202612 min read
Bar Charts and Data Sorting with Matplotlib
Create horizontal bar charts from grouped pandas DataFrames; annotate bars using loops and enumerate in Matplotlib. Watch this tutorial to...
Brian McClain
April 19, 20267 min read
Extracting Rows and Columns from a DataFrame Using Pandas
Onward. We output the DF already.
Brian McClain
April 19, 20267 min read
Creating Population Bar Chart Races with Python
Create an animated bar chart race visualization using Python's bar_chart_race library. Watch this tutorial to learn the key concepts and...
Brian McClain
April 19, 20261 min read
Python Programming Challenge #2 - Making a Pig Latin Translator
Do you know the basics of Python Programming? Put your skills to the test and join us for our second Python Programming challenge—creating...
Brian McClain
April 19, 202613 min read
Understanding List Methods and Their Applications
Methods—so, methods are functions that are called on objects. So, technically, when we say print, it's a function because we're not...
Brian McClain
April 19, 20261 min read
Python Programming Challenge #1 - Processing Cereal Names
Put your Python skills to the test and see if you can solve this programming challenge! In this video, we'll be using Python to process a...
Brian McClain
April 19, 20266 min read
JavaScript Fetch with Flask for Dynamic API Responses
Hi, welcome back to Python for AI apps with the OpenAI API—and many JavaScript as it turns out as well. My name is Brian McLean.
Brian McClain
April 19, 202611 min read
Exploring 2D Selections in Numpy Arrays
Now, because we're into two dimensions now, this matrix structure, you can do two-dimensional selections. We spent a lot of time looking...
Brian McClain
April 19, 202612 min read
JavaScript Fetch - Integrating APIs for Dynamic Content
Hi, welcome back to Python AI apps. My name is Brian McLean.
Brian McClain
April 19, 20264 min read
Chessboard Setup and Data Frame Creation in Python
Challenge: On your own, set the knights as "KN" next to each rook, like on a chessboard at the start of a game. You can start with that.
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