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Weekly Python Exercise A3 (beginner objects) is open
If you’ve been programming in Python for any length of time, then you’ve undoubtedly heard that “everything is an object.” But what does that mean? And who cares? And what effect does that have on you as a developer — or on Python, as a language? Indeed, how can (and should) you take advantage of…
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“Python Workout” is Manning’s deal of the day!
Sorry for the late notice, but I just found out myself — my book, “Python Workout,” which is available as a MEAP (Manning Early Action Program) book, is Manning’s deal of the day! This means you’ll get half off the normal price. So check it out, and improve your Python skills with Python Workout. Just…
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Enjoyed the movie? Now you can also enjoy the (Jupyter note)book!
About a month ago, I started my “Python standard library video explainer series” on YouTube. My goal is to walk through the Python standard library, one little bit at a time — explaining it to Python developers, and also discovering (for myself) the many gems that exist in there, but which I’ve never had a…
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Weekly Python Exercise is a PyCon Africa 2019 bronze sponsor
I’ve attended two Python conferences so far this year: PyCon (in May, in Cleveland, Ohio) and EuroPython (in July, in Basel, Switzerland). Both were fantastic; I was happy to be a sponsor at PyCon in the US, and to give my “practical decorators” talk at both conferences. While in Basel, I heard about PyCon Africa,…
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It’s my annual birthday sale!
Today (Sunday, July 14th) is my birthday. And as happens every year, I’m celebrating with huge discounts on all of my online courses and books. I’m now 49, so you can get 49% off of anything in my online store. But as with birthdays, this massive sale won’t last long — it ends Monday evening.…
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Registration for Weekly Python Exercise closes today!
If you’ve been using Python for at least six months, but still find yourself searching on Stack Overflow and Google for answers to your problems — you’re not alone. The good news is that the solution to your problem, to greater Python fluency, is easy: Practice, practice, and more practice. My new advanced-level cohort of…
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Announcing: Python standard library, video explainer
A month or two ago, I saw an online quiz that caught my eye: How much of the Python standard library do you know? Now, the “standard library” is the collection of modules and packages that come with Python. It constitutes the “batteries” that “batteries included” refers to in the Python world. And the standard…
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Want to level up your Python? Join Weekly Python Exercise, starting July 2nd
Let’s face it: Stack Overflow has made developers’ lives easier. Almost every time I have a question, I find that someone on Stack Overflow has asked it, and that people have answered it, often in great detail. I’m thus not against Stack Overflow, not by a long shot. But I have found that many Python…
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Early-bird pricing for Weekly Python Exercise ends today!
Just a reminder: Registration for the advanced (B2) cohort of Weekly Python Exercise, which will begin on July 2nd, will remain open for the next two weeks. BUT early-bird pricing ($80 for 15 weeks of Python exercises, solutions, and community) ends today — Tuesday, June 18th. If you want to sharpen your Python skills, then…
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Understanding Python assignment
Here’s a quick question I often ask students in my Python classes: >>> x = 100 >>> y = x >>> x = 200 After executing the above code, what is the value of y? The answer: >>> print(y)100 Many of my students, especially those with a background in C, are surprised. Didn’t we say…