Introduction 1m 52s
Welcome 1m 3s
Getting the most from Code Clinic 49s
Problem One: Exploring Lake Pend Oreille 39m 43s
Exploring Lake Pend Oreille 3m 31s
Solution overview 4m 48s
Building the GUI front end 11m 42s
Exploring the database connection 11m 55s
Accessing data from the website 7m 47s
Problem Two: Image Analysis 35m 22s
Image Analysis 2m 52s
Solution Overview 4m 59s
Outlining the concepts 5m 56s
Exploring the code 10m 59s
Displaying the results 10m 36s
Problem Three: Eight Queens 16m 54s
Eight Queens 1m 47s
Solution Overview 2m 41s
Finding solutions with itertools 5m 3s
Displaying the solutions 7m 23s
Problem Four: Accessing Peripherals 16m 25s
Musical Instrument 1m 22s
Solution Overview 2m 37s
Capturing mouse input 3m 29s
Generating sound and colors 8m 57s
Problem Five: Recursion and Directories 16m 31s
Recursion and Directories 2m 0s
Solution Overview 3m 24s
Searching directories 2m 49s
Spawning Sub-processes 5m 28s
Creating directories and relocating files 2m 50s
Problem Six: Building the Web 16m 49s
Building the Web NEW 1m 32s
Solution Overview NEW 3m 11s
Reading CSV data NEW 5m 10s
Building HTML tables NEW 4m 9s
Formatting table rows NEW 2m 47s

Many successful programmers know more than just a computer language. They also know how to think about solving problems. They use "computational thinking": breaking a problem down into segments that lend themselves to technical solutions. Code Clinic is a series of six courses where lynda.com authors solve the same problems using different programming languages. Here, Barron Stone works with Python.

Each month, Barron will introduce a new challenge and provide an overview of his solution in Python, explaining how he broke the problem up into logical components, and revealing the difficulties he encountered. Challenges will include topics such as statistical analysis, searching directories for images, and accessing peripheral devices.

Visit other courses in the series to see how to solve the exact same challenge in languages like C#, C++, Java, PHP, and Ruby. And check back every month for new challenges.