The ecosystem of Python with all the helpful third-party libraries makes it such a productive language. It is therefore time to look where we can find them and how we can install those packages. For this post I use the term packages to describe the distribution units of Python code, not the way how you …
If you do anything with automation, you may need to work with the file system and move files and folders around. This post shows you how to use the different built-in modules and functions of Python to get the job done. This post is part of my journey to learn Python. You can find the …
I used the abbreviation PEP in a few posts without every explaining what this is. It is now time for a closer look at the development process of the Python programming language. This post is part of my journey to learn Python. You can find the other parts of this series here. PEP? The …
When you want to use Python for little maintenance tasks on your computer, you will need to work with files. Python offers you a range of built-in functions to do that and this post covers the most common ones. However, this post does not cover working with binary files. You most likely will need a …
With comments in the code we can record our thoughts and considerations that led to our implementation. While this is a great help for developers that need to change the code, it is often not helpful to those who just want to use it – they are drown in detail and miss the big picture. …
Pluralsight offers many great courses on Python. Even better, they currently run the #FREEAPRIL campaign in which you can watch all their videos in the month of April for free. To give you a head start, I collected in this post 5 courses I can recommend for learning Python. This post is part of my …
While we should try to make our code as understandable as possible, sometimes we need to add comments. In this post I show you your options to add a comment to your Python code. This post is part of my journey to learn Python. You can find the other parts of this series here. …
When you start learning a new programming language, you will first fight a lot with the syntax. Before you even can run your program you already get an error that you need to fix. After a while those syntax errors get less and less, and you can focus on creating a working application. You quickly …
After 10 posts about learning Python it is time for a little bit of fun. You can find the other more serious parts of this series here. Your Python interpreter comes with an Easter egg that reminds you of the guidelines for the design of the Python language. All you need to do is to …
Last week I started with classes and the basic things you need to know. In this post I explain duck typing and inheritance. This post is part of my journey to learn Python. You can find the other parts of this series here. Polymorphism & duck typing Python uses the concept of duck typing …