Intermediate level small Python business
Design and develop an intermediate level small Python business focused small program. Your final program should display and highlight a good mix of principles you have utilized throughout the course of the semester. For instance, you covered areas as follows:
• Data types & Expressions (various)
• Loops & Selection Statements
• Lists & Dictionaries
• Design with Functions
• Simple Graphics & Image Processing
• GUI (graphical user interfaces)
• Design with Classes
• Multithreading, Networks, etc.
• Searching, Sorting, etc.
Your Project should contain the following:
1. The list is quite expansive and contains various types of functionality which you could apply to your own individual programs. However, you should aim to include at least three of the above areas and no more than four total.
2. When designing and developing your programs remember to keep in mind about the end-user. Ensure that it is user-friendly versus complex for the audience to use inevitably.
3. Include comments and in-line comments throughout your program. Documentation is important.
4. Include a flowchart with your program that is clear and concise.
5. Include pseudocode with your program that is clear and concise.
6. Include a two-page write-up with a summary that explains the purpose, your audience (who the intended end-users are?), what worked, and challenges you encountered throughout the development process. Finally, mention what the future of your program holds (in other words will you keep developing it? Why? or Why, not?).
7. Lastly, please include a Powerpoint presentation highlighting all the important areas of your project. This is used for the last day in project presentation to the class.
Sample Solution
Purpose: The purpose of this program is to create a small Python business program that can assist with customer relations and management. It should be user-friendly and effectively streamline the process of tracking customer information, communication, and sales.
Audience:
This program is intended for small businesses or sole proprietors who are looking for an easy way to track customer details, communicate with customers, manage sales, and store data in one convenient place.
Functionality:
This program will utilize various aspects of design principles including data types & expressions (various), loops & selection statements, lists & dictionaries, functions, simple graphics & image processing, GUI (graphical user interfaces), classes, multithreading/networks/etc., searching/sorting/etc. The following features will be included:
• Data entry forms – This feature will allow users to input customer information such as name, email address, phone number etc., into the system quickly and easily.
• Communication tools – Customers will have the ability to send emails directly from within the application allowing users to stay connected with their customers without leaving the interface.
• Sales tracking – Users will be able to view their sales history at any given moment using this feature which makes it easier for them to keep up with their clientele's needs while ensuring they don't miss out on potential opportunities.
• Data storage – All customer information entered into the system will be stored securely so that users can access it at any time without having to worry about losing any important data.
These features combined should provide a comprehensive solution for managing customer relations as well as providing real-time insights into sales performance.
Challenges Encountered Along Development Process:
One of the main challenges encountered throughout development was making sure that all of the features worked together seamlessly in order for this small business program to run smoothly and efficiently. This involved carefully planning out each step of development in order ensure that there were no conflicts between different parts of code or features being used simultaneously by different parts of code or functions within our application design architecture. Another challenge was making sure that all data entered by customers was secure while still keeping it accessible by end-users when needed - something which required careful consideration when designing our database structures as well as fine tuning how we handle authentication protocols between user accounts within our software platform's architecture.. Additionally due to limited resources available on hand we had difficulty finding reliable online tutorials covering advanced topics such as multithreading , networks etc . As these areas are not typically covered in many introductory python programming courses attempting trial and error method took significant amount of time before success could be achieved .
Future Of Program : We plan on continuing development on this project in order add additional features such us AI integration , voice recognition etc .We hope these new additions would further improve usability , accuracy , performance speed etc therefore creating much more robust version compared original product we developed during course semester .