# Day 25 - US States Game + Movie List

## Let's start with the boring stuff

Today I completed Day-25 of my 100 Days of Python journey. The challenge? To deepen my understanding of Pandas through a project that, honestly, wasn't the most thrilling – a U.S. States guessing game. Sure, it sounds mundane, but it's crucial stuff, especially since handling CSV files with Pandas is a fundamental skill in the world of finance apps. So, let's dive in and break down this project, tedious as it might have been!

#### 🎨 The Toolbox: turtle & pandas

For this project, we only needed two libraries: `turtle` and `pandas`. Turtle is like the old reliable of Python teaching tools. It's great for learning Python basics through small, graphical projects.

And then there's `pandas` – the data wizard of Python. Think of it as your go-to tool for manipulating structured data like CSV files. In this project, `pandas` was the key to managing the game's data, from importing state info to exporting our "to-learn" list. 📊📝

#### 🕹️ Setting the Scene: The Game Screen

The first order of business was setting up our game screen, creating a new window titled "U.S. States Game" and decking it out with a background image of a blank U.S. map. The image is a `.gif` file since the turtle library only works with those files for use within its methods. For example:

```python
pythonCopy code    image = "blank_states_img.gif"  
    screen.addshape(image)
    turtle.shape(image)
```

With these lines, we're utilizing `turtle`'s `addshape()` and `shape()` functions to integrate our map into the game.

#### 📚 Crunching Data with Pandas

Next, we harnessed the power of `pandas` to read a CSV file named "50\_states.csv". This file was essentially the game's backbone, storing the names and coordinates of all U.S. states. We transformed this data into a list called `all_states`, setting us up for the game's logic. 🗺️

#### 🎮 The Gameplay: Guessing the States

This is where things got a tad more interesting. We started with an empty list, `guessed_states`, to track correct guesses. The game looped, prompting for state name guesses. Typing "Exit" would end the game and save a list of states still to be guessed into "states\_to\_learn.csv". A nice little feature to keep the challenge going! 🏁

#### ✍️ Marking the Map: Displaying Guessed States

Every correct guess brought a new turtle onto the scene to mark the state's name on the map. Simple, yet effective. You can find the project here if you wanna check out the code -> [Github Repo](https://github.com/kdleonard93/100-Days-Of-Code_Python/pull/17).

So, that wraps up Day-25. While the project didn't exactly set my world on fire, it did reinforce some key skills. But let's be real, my mind kept drifting to a more exciting project...

### **Teasing FanFlix**

The working title? FanFlix. It's not set in stone, but the project itself is something I'm pretty pumped about. It's a CRUD app blending Svelte's sleekness with Django's robustness. I'm still chipping away at it, and I'll share more in a dedicated post once it's up and running. Stay tuned for a real-world example of Svelte and Django in harmony – something that's not too common out there.

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