Python-BCC — 14-day Python Training Projects

Completed as part of a 14-day government-funded Python training program, this repository contains daily exercises, practice projects, and small apps that demonstrate fundamental Python concepts, simple GUIs, and packaging to Windows executables.

What this is

A collection of learning materials and small projects used during a 14-day Python course. It includes day-by-day exercises (beginner friendly), small GUI utilities (Tkinter / customtkinter), example scripts (email sender, alarms), and notes on packaging apps into Windows .exe files.

Stack

• Language(s): Python (primary), HTML, PHP, CSS (small amounts for web-like practice pages)
• Runtime: Python 3.8+ (recommend 3.10+ for some projects)
• Notable libraries: customtkinter, pygame, PyInstaller (for packaging)

Repository layout

.day files and config
.vscode/                         IDE settings
day01/ - day14/                  Daily exercises and small scripts (beginner examples)
practices/                       Practice projects and guides
  ClockProjects/                 clock-related examples
  EXE/                           packaged exe examples (dist files may be here)
  EXE File Creation.md           guide: how to build a Windows .exe with PyInstaller
  normalAlarm.py                 simple alarm example
  homeworkSystem.py              example CLI/GUI homework management script
  s_projects/                    small projects
    AlarmClock/                  prayer/alarm desktop app (customtkinter + pygame)
      README.md
      alarmClock.py
      azan.mp3 (audio asset)
    EmailSender/                  simple Tkinter Gmail SMTP sender
      README.md
      emailSender.py

Notable projects and files

• day01–day14: Incremental exercises; example names include numberExcercise.py, main.py, evenOdd.py, etc. Good for following the course progression.
• practices/s_projects/AlarmClock: Desktop alarm app using customtkinter and pygame. Plays azan.mp3 when the set time is reached.
• practices/s_projects/EmailSender: Tkinter app demonstrating sending plain-text email using Gmail SMTP and an app password.
• practices/EXE File Creation.md: Step-by-step PyInstaller guide for creating single-file Windows executables; includes notes about including data files like audio.

How to run (quick start)

1. Clone this repo:

git clone https://github.com/mahidulhq/Python-BCC.git
cd Python-BCC

2. Create and activate a virtual environment (recommended):

python -m venv .venv
# Windows
.venv\Scripts\activate
# macOS / Linux
source .venv/bin/activate

3. Install common dependencies used by GUI examples:

pip install customtkinter pygame pyinstaller

Note: Some sample scripts (like emailSender.py) use only the standard library and do not require extra packages.

4. Run example projects:

• Alarm Clock (source)

cd practices/s_projects/AlarmClock
python alarmClock.py

Make sure azan.mp3 is in the same folder as alarmClock.py. The UI expects a time in HH:MM (24-hour) format and checks the clock every ~10 seconds.

• Email Sender

cd practices/s_projects/EmailSender
python emailSender.py

This sends plain-text email via Gmail SMTP you must use a Gmail account with 2-Step Verification and an App Password (do not use your normal Gmail password).

Packaging to Windows .exe (summary)

The repository includes an EXE packaging guide in practices/EXE File Creation.md. The basic PyInstaller command shown there:

pyinstaller --noconsole --onefile --add-data "azan.mp3;." Azan.py

• --onefile produces a single executable.
• --noconsole / --windowed hides the console for GUI apps.
• For Windows, --add-data "source;dest" uses a semicolon to separate source and destination.
• If your project loads external assets, include them with --add-data and use a resource_path() helper at runtime to locate assets inside the bundled exe.

Tips & caveats

• Alarm matching is exact to HH:MM and the background check runs every ~10s, so it may trigger shortly after the minute flips.
• Do not hardcode real credentials in emailSender.py. Use environment variables or a secrets manager for real use.
• Some GUI examples update the UI from background threads — this is acceptable for small demos but avoid for production-level apps.

Contact / Credits

Author: mahidulhq
Description: Completed a 14-day government-funded Python training program.