Category: Python
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Reminder: My free, weekly “Python for non-programmers” course continues on Friday, May 1st
This is a reminder that my free, weekly “Python for non-programmers” course will continue tomorrow (Friday), May 1st, at 10 a.m. Eastern. In this session, our 7th, we’ll talk abut lists! (This is more exciting than it might sound at first.) The course is 100% free of charge and without obligation. All sessions are recorded…
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Function Dissection Lab: Learn how Python functions work by examining their innards
PyCon didn’t happen in Pittsburgh, as planned, thanks to the coronavirus and covid-19. But it did happen online, and I was delighted to be able to present a talk! Here’s the talk video: And here are the slides, which you can download and use: Please send comments via e-mail to reuven@lerner.co.il or on Twitter to…
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Working with warnings in Python (Or: When is an exception not an exception?)
It happens to all of us: You write some Python code, but you encounter an error: >>> for i in 10: # this will not work! print(i) TypeError: ‘int’ object is not iterable This isn’t just an error, but an exception. It’s Python’s way of saying that there was a problem in a defined way,…
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Improve your Python: WPE A2 (“Functions for beginners”) starts next week!
If you’ve programmed in Python for even a short amount of time, then you’ve probably written a fair number of functions. But many newcomers to Python don’t understand just how useful and powerful functions can be: We can treat functions as nouns, not just as verbs — passing them as arguments, and storing them in…
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Reminder: “Python for non-programmers” continues tomorrow!
My free, weekly “Python for non-programmers” course continues tomorrow, Friday April 24th, at 10 a.m. Eastern. If you’ve ever wanted to learn to program, then you’re always free to join. (About 1,600 people have already done so.) And yes, we’ve been going for a month already… but if you join, you have access to all…
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It’s Friday — time for another free “Python for non-programmers” session!
My free, weekly “Python for non-programmers” course continues! Today, we’ll start to talk about “strings” — in other words, text! Letters, words, sentences, and anything else contains text is a string in Python. Join me for the live session, and get access to all previous recordings, Jupyter notebooks, and our private forum, by registering at…
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Reminder: My free “Python for non-programmers” course continues tomorrow!
If you’ve never programmed a computer before — or if you tried, and found it frustrating and difficult — then you’re welcome to join my “Python for non-programmers” course, which takes place on Thursdays at 10 a.m. Eastern. The class is 100% free of charge, and open to anyone who wants. Just register at https://PythonForNonProgrammers.com/.…
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Reminder: “Python for non-programmers” continues tomorrow
This is just a reminder that my 100% free, weekly “Python for non-programmers” course is continuing tomorrow (Friday, March 27th) at 10 am Eastern. Join me for live discussion, coding, and Q&A as we march (slowly) through the Python language. Sounds interesting? Sign up at https://PythonForNonProgrammers.com ! We’ll be talking about making decisions with the…
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Announcing: Three new advanced Python courses (and one free course for absolute beginners)
If you’ve been using Python for a while, and want to up your game, then I’ve got great news for you: I have released three new advanced Python courses, all available immediately from my online store: Advanced Python data structures This 5-hour course assumes that you’re familiar and comfortable with strings, lists, tuples, and dicts,…
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Announcing: Free, weekly “Python for non-programmers” workshop
This is a tough time for the world. Wherever you live, you have likely been affected by covid-19, the coronavirus that has been making its way to every country, city, and town. Many countries, companies, and individuals are now restricted to their homes. This can be frustrating in many ways. Moreover, I’m not alone in…