Project

Loan Calculator

Challenging

5825 completions

~ 9 hours

4.3

Learn to apply math, use modules, parse arguments, calculate finance parameters, and enhance CLI skills.

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JetBrains Academy

About

Personal finance can be tricky, but it doesn't have to be! This project helps you understand loans and mortgages with a handy calculator. Just provide a few details like loan amount, interest rate, and payment terms. The program will calculate key financial parameters, making informed decisions easier. You can determine your monthly payment, the total interest paid, or the loan amount you can afford.
Plus, it's a great way to understand the command-line interface. So, ditch those complex spreadsheets and let our calculator simplify your finances, one calculation at a time. Get ready to become your own financial guru!

How does this project affect the progress of your course?

+ 31learned topics

+ 31Applied topics

Graduate project

This project covers the core topics of the Python Fundamentals with Practical Projects course, making it sufficiently challenging to be a proud addition to your portfolio.

At least one graduate project is required to complete the course.

What you'll learn

Once you choose a project, we'll provide you with a study plan that includes all the necessary topics from your course to get it built. Here’s what awaits you:

Create a simple program that will show how many months it will take to repay the loan.

Communicate with the user to get input values, do some simple mathematical operations, and output the result.

Calculate real loan parameters using Python’s mathematical capabilities.

Make the loan calculator able to work with different types of payment and accept command-line arguments.

Reviews

Lucie Kazdová

2 weeks ago

4.3

I have learned while and for loops. I practiced if-else statement and got familiar with the argparse structure.

Eduardo Alves

2 months ago

5.0

A lot of things about loan and interest rates, as well as a practical application of the Python language!

Scout Walker

3 months ago

4.0

I learned a lot but i definitely feel there should be more context to the errors so I can debug more effieciently, especially since I use vs code as my ide, and I feel there should be less constraints to the arguments, It can be a bit much for a beginer

4.3

Learners who completed this project within the Python Fundamentals with Practical Projects course rated it as follows:

Usefulness

4.5

Fun

4.2

Clarity

4.3