Category: Python
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Reminder: Early-bird pricing for Weekly Python Exercise ends tomorrow
This is just a quick reminder that if you want to join the advanced cohort of Weekly Python Exercise starting July 2nd, you should do it by tomorrow (Tuesday, June
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Playing with Python strings, lists, and variable names — or, a complex answer to a simple question
I recently received a question from a reader of my “Better developers” list. He asks: Is there any way to turn a str type into a list type? For example,
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“Python Workout” is Manning’s Deal of the Day!
I’m a firm believer in improving your Python fluency via practice, practice, and more practice. “Python Workout” is a collection of my 50 favorite exercises from my 20 years of
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Variables are pronouns: A simple metaphor for Python newbies
I teach about 10 different courses to companies around the world, but my favorite remains “Python for non-programmers.” Participants in this course are typically network and system administrators, support engineers,
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Sharpen your Python skills with Weekly Python Exercise
It’s time for another cohort of Weekly Python Exercise! This time, it’s an advanced cohort with 15 weeks of practice in such subjects as functional programming, object-oriented programming, iterators, generators,
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Why do Python lists let you += a tuple, when you can’t + a tuple?
Let’s say you have a list in Python: >>> mylist = [10, 20, 30] You want to add something to that list. The most standard way to do this is