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	<title>Beginner &#8211; Alan Richmond</title>
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		<title>Have we already seen this number? (deja vu again)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2016 15:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I had a phone interview for a Python job the other day. It started out really well, he was very... <span class="gridview-grid-post-read-more"><a href="https://tuxar.uk/already-seen-number/">read more<span class="gridview-sr-only"> Have we already seen this number? (deja vu again)</span></a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Hello World 2, in Python 3</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2016 12:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hello World is the famous minimal introductory program for many programming languages. But as soon as it&#8217;s served its purpose, it&#8217;s discarded... <span class="gridview-grid-post-read-more"><a href="https://tuxar.uk/hello-world-2-in-python-3/">read more<span class="gridview-sr-only"> Hello World 2, in Python 3</span></a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Rainbow Flag in Pygame</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2015 09:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This little Pygame program paints the Rainbow Flag, as used by the LGBT movement. It illustrates: Importing the Pygame library... <span class="gridview-grid-post-read-more"><a href="https://tuxar.uk/rainbow-flag-in-pygame/">read more<span class="gridview-sr-only"> Rainbow Flag in Pygame</span></a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>A Quick Introduction to Python 3 Programming</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2015 08:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This Quick Introduction to Python 3 aims to teach you just enough Python, so that you can get started in... <span class="gridview-grid-post-read-more"><a href="https://tuxar.uk/a-quick-introduction-to-python-3/">read more<span class="gridview-sr-only"> A Quick Introduction to Python 3 Programming</span></a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>A Fake Circle made of Straight Lines</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2015 16:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Inspired by this post on Reddit, I wrote this little script to do the same thing. The circle is an... <span class="gridview-grid-post-read-more"><a href="https://tuxar.uk/a-fake-circle-made-with-straight-lines/">read more<span class="gridview-sr-only"> A Fake Circle made of Straight Lines</span></a></span>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tweetable Python Code Golf</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2015 12:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Code Golf is the amusement of writing as short as possible a program to perform a given task. So for... <span class="gridview-grid-post-read-more"><a href="https://tuxar.uk/tweetable-python-code-golf/">read more<span class="gridview-sr-only"> Tweetable Python Code Golf</span></a></span>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A Graphical Dice Simulator</title>
		<link>https://tuxar.uk/a-graphical-dice-simulator/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2015 14:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Games]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[graphics]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This PyGame program simulates the roll of a die (or dice if you prefer). It&#8217;s a fairly simple, straightforward thing... <span class="gridview-grid-post-read-more"><a href="https://tuxar.uk/a-graphical-dice-simulator/">read more<span class="gridview-sr-only"> A Graphical Dice Simulator</span></a></span>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Editors &#038; IDEs</title>
		<link>https://tuxar.uk/editors-ides/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2015 15:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A text editor is all very well for simple notes, but for programming the basic text editor will quickly become... <span class="gridview-grid-post-read-more"><a href="https://tuxar.uk/editors-ides/">read more<span class="gridview-sr-only"> Editors &#038; IDEs</span></a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Compute Average Heights</title>
		<link>https://tuxar.uk/compute-average-heights/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2015 11:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is a simple program to compute average heights. In a loop, it prompts the user for heights, inputs a text... <span class="gridview-grid-post-read-more"><a href="https://tuxar.uk/compute-average-heights/">read more<span class="gridview-sr-only"> Compute Average Heights</span></a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Turtle Star</title>
		<link>https://tuxar.uk/turtle-star/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2015 15:26:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A very simple Turtle program. Turtle can draw intricate shapes using programs that repeat simple moves. Turtle graphics is a... <span class="gridview-grid-post-read-more"><a href="https://tuxar.uk/turtle-star/">read more<span class="gridview-sr-only"> Turtle Star</span></a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Square Spiral</title>
		<link>https://tuxar.uk/square-spiral/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2015 09:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is a very simple introduction to Turtle graphics. The turtle starts in the middle of the window, moves forward... <span class="gridview-grid-post-read-more"><a href="https://tuxar.uk/square-spiral/">read more<span class="gridview-sr-only"> Square Spiral</span></a></span>]]></description>
		
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