Category: Python
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Last chance to level up your skills with Weekly Python Exercise B1 (advanced topics 1)
If you’ve been using Python for a while, then you know that it’s easy to learn — and even fun to use. But you probably also find yourself stuck on occasion, frustrated that the ideas and techniques don’t flow more easily. The only solution to that problem is practice. And in Weekly Python Exercise, you…
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“Python Workout” is Manning’s “Deal of the Day”
I’m delighted to announce that my book, “Python Workout,” is Manning’s “Deal of the Day” for February 28th. The book contains 50 complete exercises and solutions on all of the core aspects of Python — data structures, functions, comprehensions, objects, and iterators. It also has an additional 150 “beyond the exercise” problems to keep you…
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Want to spend more time coding Python, and less time on Stack Overflow?
How many times a day do you visit Stack Overflow? (If you’re like most programmers, the answer is “many.”) Wouldn’t it be nice to just be able to write Python code, without interrupting your work every few hours to check (or double-check) something? After all, whether you’re a data scientist, app developer, or just a…
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Last chance for Weekly Python Exercise A1
This is a final reminder that in a few hours, registration will close for Weekly Python Exercise A1: Data structures for beginners. Again and again, WPE participants have said that Weekly Python Exercise was the boost they needed to become more familiar with Python. Now, if Python fluency is your goal, then that’s great. But…
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Is Weekly Python Exercise for you?
In just a few days, I’ll be starting a new cohort of Weekly Python Exercise A1: Data structures for beginners. From my experience teaching Python for 20 years, I’d say that this is one of the best ways out there to improve your Python fluency. That’s because it combines actual practice, automated “pytest” tests, and…
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Looking back at 2019, looking forward to 2020
Hi, and welcome to 2020! The last year (2019) was quite a whirlwind for me and my work — and I thus wanted to take a few minutes to summarize what I’ve done over the past year. But the coming year looks like it’ll be just as exciting, if not more so, and I wanted…
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Ace Python Interviews — a new, free course to help you get a better job
It’s hard to exaggerate just how hot Python is right now. Lots of companies — from small startups to the Fortune 100 — have realized that Python allows them to do more in less time, and with less code. This means, of course, that companies are scrambling to hire Python developers. There’s tons of demand,…
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Last chance for Black Friday pricing
Today (Monday) is the final chance to get 50% off all of my Python, data science, and Git courses, including the six cohorts of Weekly Python Exercise I’m offering in 2020. Don’t miss out; go to https://lernerpython.com/course-list/ and use the coupon code BF2019 to get the best prices I’m offering all year!
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My Black Friday sale is live! Take 50% off any course in Python or data science
As promised, the Black Friday sale has begun in my online store. Through Monday, my courses and books are all 50% off with the coupon code BF2019. This includes all eight of the video courses: Intro Python: Fundamentals (basic syntax and data structures) Intro Python: Functions (*NEW* writing and using functions) Comprehending comprehensions (using list,…
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Black Friday: All of my Python courses are 50% off!
This coming Friday is “Black Friday,” when many stores offer big discounts on their products. I’m happy to say that from Friday through Monday, every course in my online store will be 50% off. This includes all eight of the video courses in my online store: Intro Python: Fundamentals (basic syntax and data structures) Intro…