Category: Python
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Lots of new YouTube videos about Python and Pandas!
I’ve been blogging a lot less lately, in part because I’ve been writing more on Twitter and recording more YouTube videos. Among those YouTube videos are: Intro to Python exceptions, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilJfD65d-2Q “for” loops vs list comprehensions, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY8lD_fk0r4 Understanding the “if __name__ == ‘__main__’” line in Python modules: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf3vENkPKj8 All about Python identifiers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTxLVMFkbT8 Peeking at…
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How to propose a winning conference talk
[This blog post is taken from my “Trainer Weekly” newsletter, all about the business, logistics, and pedagogy of corporate training. Given that PyCon US 2023 just opened its call for participation, I thought that this would help people interested in proposing a talk. Bottom line: Go for it!] If you’re a trainer, then your job…
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Announcing PythonDAB: The course I’ve always wanted to teach
I spend each day teaching Python and data science to companies around the world. From “Python for non-programmers” to day-long advanced workshops, I earn my living by helping people to improve their skills — which is great for their own careers, and great for the organizations where they currently work. However much I love teaching…
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The “why” of object-oriented programming (in Python)
When I ask people — in my corporate training, or when they join my “Better developers” newsletter — what frustrations they have with Python, many people say that it’s object-oriented programming. Even if they have a decent background in procedural (i.e., traditional, non-OO) development, objects confuse and surprise them. That’s a shame, because the whole…
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Save time — and 30% — with my 25 Python, Git, and data science courses!
It’s that time of year — Black Friday, when everything goes on sale. At my online store, with more than 25 courses about Python, data science, Git, and regular expressions, I’m giving 30% off of the usual price. Here’s what some students have said about my courses: “This is by far the most amazing Python course I…
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Stop fearing Python decorators
If I mention “decorators,” even if you’ve been programming with Python for a while, what comes to mind? To many, decorators are mysterious and powerful — and beyond the reach of mere mortals. Their @ signs pop up in all sorts of places, from “pytest” to Flask to properties… but it’s not really clear what…
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Let’s de-confuse Python objects!
Are you confused about object-oriented Python? You’re not alone. In teaching Python to companies around the world for more than 20 years, I’ve found that almost everyone is confused by Python objects: Newcomers to object-oriented programming are just plain ol’ confused — by the terminology, the syntax, and why we even need to use objects.…
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Missing my blog posts? Check me out on YouTube!
I haven’t been posting much to this blog of late, in part because I’ve been posting Python-related videos on YouTube. Just in the last month or two, I’ve posted: Scraping HTML with Pandas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR5ltEVe-qc Three ways to read CSV data into Python: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmmrQb7xRJU Removing pairs from a dict, based on the value: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZsAQHCGir4 Why do…
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Level up your Python skills with six new courses
Want to level up your Python skills, to solve more problems in less time, and with less code? Want to take advantage of the latest techniques in the Python world? Want to ensure that your code is as idiomatic as possible, so that whoever has to maintain it down the line (including you) will have…
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Improve your “pandas” skills with “Pandas Workout”
As you might know, I’ve been working lately on my new book, Pandas Workout, with 50 exercises to improve your fluency using the “pandas” library for data analysis. Well, I have exciting news: The book is now available as a MEAP, aka the “Manning Early Access Program.” This means that if you buy the book…