In this simple guide, we’ll use the OpenWeather API to fetch the 5 day weather forecast based on a user-supplied location using Python. This is a suitable Python project for beginners — the weather forecast script itself is fairly small, and we’ll go over it in considerable detail within this article. So with that said, […]

In this article, we’ll walk through the creation of a simple Python currency converter. The user will be prompted to enter their initial currency, their target currency, and the amount they’d like to convert. From here, we’ll make a web request to a currency conversion API to retrieve the required information. We’ll then present it […]

If you’re new to programming, Python is a great first language to pick up. It’s relatively easy to learn and quite accessible, yet still extremely powerful and viable in a commercial sense. It’s also great for the hobbyist. However, perhaps you are struggling to think of interesting app or project ideas to build with Python? […]