I've been programming in Python for about a month and a half and have built several simple projects, including a CRUD application, a calculator, and a tic-tac-toe game with a GUI using CTk. My concern is that some of these projects have a lot of repeated code, with around 500 lines in the tic-tac-toe and 600 lines in the calculator. I get that repetition can happen when you're starting out, but it feels excessive. I know that using loops and functions can help, but I'm curious about how I can effectively reduce the repetition in my programs. By the way, I've also been trying to enhance my mini-projects with libraries like Pillow for colors and other functionalities.
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I've faced the same issue! If your functions are very similar, you might want to look into creating a single function that takes parameters. This way, instead of duplicating code with just a few changes, you have one flexible function that does it all.
A great way to tackle repeated chunks of code is to turn them into functions. Whenever you find yourself using the same lines of code more than once, consider whether you can put that code into a function and call it instead. It'll clean up your code and make it much easier to manage!
Exactly! That's the main strategy to reduce code length. Just make sure to keep your functions focused and not let them do too much at once. It can make your code cleaner and more efficient!
That makes sense! I hadn't thought about parameterizing functions like that. I'll try to implement that in my next project.