Category: Python
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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
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Registration (and early-bird pricing) is open for Weekly Python Exercise
Do you use Python, but sometimes feel stuck? Do you visit Stack Overflow every time you want to solve a problem? Do you wish that you understood how to use
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Python dicts and memory usage
Let’s say that we create a new, empty Python dictionary: >>> d = {} How much memory does this new, empty dict consume? We can find out with “sys.getsizeof“: >>>
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Weekly Python Exercise A2 (functions + modules for beginners) closes today
If you are a relative beginner to Python, and want to improve your understanding of functions and modules, then there’s no better way to do so than practice. Weekly Python
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“Python Workout” is Manning’s Deal of the Day!
If you’ve just finished a Python course or book, then you might feel a bit nervous about your Python knowledge. You might be wondering how you can become a master
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My interview on the “Talk Python” podcast
I was delighted to appear on the popular “Talk Python to Me” podcast, run by Michael Kennedy. In the podcast, I talk about teaching, learning, and teaching Python to companies.
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Making your Python decorators even better, with functool.wraps
The good news: I gave a talk on Friday morning, at PyCon 2019, called “Practical decorators.” The better news: It was a huge crowd, and people have responded very warmly
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Get code + slides from my “Practical Decorators” talk from Euro Python / PyCon 2019
I presented my “Practical Decorators” talk twice this year — once at PyCon 2019 in Cleveland, and again at EuroPython 2019 in Basel. Here is the video of my presentation
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Announcing: Weekly Python Exercise A2 — functions and modules for Python beginners
I spend just about every day teaching Python to people at companies around the world. I’m always amazed to see just how popular Python is, and how many people are
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Improve your Python skills with my new book: Python Workout
A few years ago, I noticed that many of the participants in my corporate Python courses were asking the same question: How can I get additional practice? And I have