Category: Python
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Python’s “else” clause for loops
Let’s say that we have a list of tuples, with each tuple containing some numbers. For example: >>> mylist = [(3,5), (2,4,6,8), (4,10, 17), (15, 14, 11), (3,3,2)] I want
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Seven ways to improve your team’s Python
If you’re a manager, then you’re always trying to find ways that’ll help your team do more in less time. That’s why you use Python — because it makes your
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Registration for Weekly Python Exercise ends in 24 hours
Registration for Weekly Python Exercise B1 (i.e., advanced level, part 1) closes in about 24 hours. Don’t be left out! WPE gives you exercises in all sorts of advanced Python
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Understanding Python slices
Let’s say that you have a Python string, and want to grab a substring from it. The best way to do so is with a “slice”: >>> s = ‘abcdefghij’>>>
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Want to improve your Python skills? Join the upcoming cohort of Weekly Python Exercise!
For more than 20 years, I’ve been teaching Python courses to companies around the world. This means that just about every day, I’m on the front lines of Python learning.
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Answering Python questions from readers
Every so often, I’ve asked readers of my free, weekly “Better developers” newsletter to send me their Python problems. And every so often, I get a chance to answer their
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Python’s str.isdigit vs. str.isnumeric
Let’s say that I want to write some Python code that invites the user to enter a number, and then prints that number, tripled. We could say: >>> n =
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Beyond the “hello, world” of Python’s “print” function
One of the first things that anyone learns in Python is (of course) how to print the string, “Hello, world.” As you would expect, the code is straightforward and simple:
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Registration ends today for Weekly Python Exercise
If you want to join this month’s cohort of Weekly Python Exercise, you’d better act fast: Registration ends today! If you feel stuck after having taken a Python course or
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Reminder: Weekly Python Exercise registration ends soon
If you want to improve your understanding of Python, then you’re going to have to practice. And as hundreds of developers from around the world have already learned, there’s no