Category: Python
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LEGB? Meet ICPO, Python’s search strategy for attributes
When it comes to variables, Python has a well-known search strategy, known by the acronym “LEGB.” Whenever you mention a variable — and by “variable,” I mean a name that
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Learn and understand Python objects — with Weekly Python Exercise, starting September 17
I’ve found that many Python developers are confused by object-oriented programming in the language: Newcomers to programming are confused by object-oriented ideas and terminology, while Veteran programmers are surprised and
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“Python Workout” is today’s Manning “Deal of the day”
Want to improve your Python fluency? There’s no better way than doing exercises, practicing your Python skills and ensuring you understand how to solve problems in the best possible way.
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Reminder: Only one day left for early-bird pricing on Weekly Python Exercise A3 (objects for beginners)
The biggest problem with software today isn’t writing code. It’s maintaining — debugging, improving, and expanding — existing code. It’s hard to maintain someone else’s code. Heck, it’s even hard
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Proud to be sponsoring PyCon 2020
I’m delighted to announce that Weekly Python Exercise is a gold sponsor of PyCon 2020, to be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. PyCon is the largest Python conference in the world,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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