BSA Programming Merit Badge (Python)

Sample Python programs to be used for instruction of the BSA Programming Merit Badge.

This project is organized by "labs"; each in its own folder.

LAB 1

Dice rolling script. Rolls two six-sided dice and outputs the value of each. Prompts the user to play again or quit. Teaches basic concepts of:

• variable assignment
• input prompt
• while loops
• conditionals
• random number generator (RNG)

LAB 2

Temperature conversion scripts. Prompts for user input and converts Celsius to Fahrenheit or Fahrenheit to Celsius. Teaches basic concepts of:

• variable assignment
• input prompt
• if statements
• conditionals

LAB 3

Let's play a game of hangman. Script chooses a random word and prompts the user to guess.

Teaches basic concepts of:

• variable assignment
• input prompt
• if/else statements
• arrays and lists
• random number generator (RNG)
• conditionals
• string manipulation/formatting

Contributing

programming-mb-python is an open source project and your contribution is very much appreciated.

1. Check for open issues or open a fresh issue to start a discussion around a feature idea or a bug.
2. Fork the repository on Github and make your changes on the main branch (or branch off of it).
3. Add new examples/labs to a new subfolder/directory.
4. Add overview of new examples/labs to this README.md (if applicable).
5. Send a pull request (with the main branch as the target).

A big thank you goes out to everyone who helped with the project, the contributors and everyone who took the time to report issues and give feedback.

License

programming-mb-python is available under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for more info.