I've been learning Python syntax for quite sometime now. I've read through Zed Shaw's learn Python the hard way, together with tutorialspoint's pdf on Python.

So far I've understood what I've learnt, but using the knowledge to solve problems is somewhat an issue for me. I barely know much about programming in general, talkless algorithms.

If anyone can give me practice questions to work with or suggest a resource where I can get practice questions with solved answers.

Thanks

Oga, create problems for yourself and solve them..

I know PHP. I created a quiz program, a die game(I called Gambler's Ruin - name after a model in Statistics), a created a mini-PHPMyAdmin with my own DB-library, I created a class that can build web-templates on the go e.t.c, Even now, I am working on a social web app like FB that can do FB event basics(create posts, like, comment, replies, report e.t.c., a mini-blog will even be integrated into it where everyone on friends' list have a general interaction)..

You might think you know how to code just because you know how to use lots of functions offhand, when you go practical you'l find out you know nothing! Been there.. Now, I am better.

Lemme give you a simple tasks:

-write a program that rolls a die ONCE(value of the die is hidden), then askes the user to guess the value of die.. The program keeps asking the user the die value as long as the value entered by the user is wrong. The program will also print the number of times it takes a user to make a right guess if it took more than a single turn to get right. Once the user gets it right, the program resets; i.e., the die is rolled again...
Tip: you needa manage persistence. A die has 6 faces, generate a random number between ..... ..

Task Two:
create a quiz game. The web app/app will have an admin panel to create and modify quizes. Security comes into mind.

A user logs in, select any of the existing quizes and takes it. The prgram grades the quiz, records it (together with the user's info, of course!).. The program tells the user if he beats the average score or if he scores below the average score, and if he beats the high score! If he beats the high score, he becomes the record holder!
Average score does not exist if no user took a particular quiz, i.e., average score is always calculated at run-time (for a particualr quiz).

Hint: you need to manage data, choose JSON/XML and txt/csv format, don't do DBMS for now. You'l need more than one script to handle this, except you wanna nest IF's statements till you enter into the chasm of confusion.

Task 3:
Create a gambling game.
Program askes for the number of player at start of games(no more than 4 players a time, for ease), the amount of initial cash, and names of the players for identification.

Each player has a turn to roll a die, looses money if a condition is met or gains cash otherwise(say wins N3 if roll is greater than 4, looses N3 if it is less, just choose your own conditions)..

The game can only be ended if the individual number of rolls of die for each player is equal, i.e., a 'end game' button appears if

rolls of player one = rolls of player two = rolls = ... = rolls of player n..
If game is ended, prints game summary and all info is deleted to start a new game afresh..

Hint: you needa create class, an instance of the class is created for each player at run-time.

I am no pro, still learning the hard way, a rookiest rookie I am.. Have fun and give your brain headaches.

Go Create A Calculator

Try this: http://www.practicepython.org/

Practicepython is a great site. Also try Hackerrank

go to practicepython.org, solve everything. then move to projecteuler.net, after solving the first 4 questions relax and continue reading