🔒 Idea for a Data Programm

[pseudo sparrow]

I am pretty new to coding in python. I want to make a first "big" project in hopes of learning by doing. I want to make a programm to track my training (I play tennis). I want to have a user interface to enter data, store it in a date bank and use it to calculate statistics to look at. But because I am really new to coding I dont know how I should start this project. Can someone help me?

[zealous solstice]

@pseudo sparrow

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[hallow ivy]

Are you familiar with some frontend frameworks?

[pseudo sparrow]

not really. I really want to learn by doing

[hallow ivy]

Then start with learning Flask/FastAPI and some frontend tools (HTML+CSS+JS if you want, or you can work with some python libraries as well)...

Try to build a frontend at first... It'll be a good stepping stone

[pseudo sparrow]

Oh you mean that... I already know how to use html + css to an extend. If that is enough to do my project... then I already know this 😄

[supple jewel]

Depending on how you want to do that, you don't even need some frontend/backend

If you are new and want to learn some python, I think tkinter would be enough

I suggest practicing the basics with simple exercises, following courses or using resources online to learn before starting with a big project

[pseudo sparrow]

I already have a few basics of python. I though a project like this would get me motivated and in a dirrecion. A programming language is sooo big.... the hard basics I already know but I want to smth interesting so it keeps me motivated

I just dont know what to start with after learning the basics so I wanted to do this programm

[hallow ivy]

That's cool, Then go ahead with learning about http requests, and Flask... Understand how json works, how to read and dump in json (or maybe sqlite)...

[pseudo sparrow]

What would I need that for?

[hallow ivy]

To store your daily workout data

Flask - for reading every input from fronted, and sqlite for storing the inputs

[pseudo sparrow]

Alright ill look into that. Thanks a lot

[supple jewel]

SQL yes could be useful, but html and flask... depends if you want to access your data from multiple devices or if you are fine with a simple offline "software"

[pseudo sparrow]

I am fine with a simple offline software... what does that change in my project

[hallow ivy]

Then you don't need to build any of HTML+CSS+Flask.... You can go with simple python

[supple jewel]

Yeah it is easier, at least for a first project

You could still improve it later

So you'll likely need SQL, and pandas or numpy and a way to store data (either local json files or csv, depending what type of data)

Matplotlib for plotting

[hallow ivy]

But you might have done something like taking inputs and doing some stuff with it... This will be nothing different, just an extra storing and reading step

[supple jewel]

And tkinter should be enough for a first project, it is the GUI

You can take inputs with buttons and text entries

[pseudo sparrow]

So ill need tkinter for the GUI, sql for the data storage and pandas for the data analysis. Is that all?

[hallow ivy]

And matplotlib to visualize your data with the help of graphs

And that's all!

[pseudo sparrow]

Alright sounds like a project 😄 thank you all

[supple jewel]

Looks like a solid base yes

[hallow ivy]

Yeah, good luck

[supple jewel]

Have fun !

And feel free to ask if you need help

[pseudo sparrow]

I think that is likely going to happen 💀

[hallow ivy]

We'll help, no worries

[zealous solstice]

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