JavaScript Object Notation, more commonly known as JSON, is a lightweight data interchange format inspired by JavaScript object literal syntax. JSON is easy for humans to read and write. It is also easy for computers to parse and generate. JSON is used for storing and exchanging data in much the same way that XML is […]
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My latest book, Python 101 (2nd Edition), is now available on Leanpub (PDF, epub, mobi) and Amazon (paperback / Kindle). I rewrote Python 101 almost completely from scratch. I used the original as a guide, but this book is completely fresh. It is based on Python 3.8 and covers lots of beginner and intermediate topics.
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This week we welcome Débora Azevedo (@pydebb) as our PyDev of the Week! Débora is active in the PyLadies and DjangoGirls groups as well as teaching Python at PyLadies workshops. Let’s spend some time getting to know her better! Can you tell us a little about yourself (hobbies, education, etc): I’m an educator. I love
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In this tutorial, you will learn about Python’s comprehensions, like the popular list comprehension and the dictionary comprehension. Would you like to learn more about Python? Python 101 – 2nd Edition Purchase now on Leanpub or Amazon
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In this tutorial, you will learn how to use Python to crop a photo using Pillow, the friendly fork of the Python Imaging Library. Would you like to learn more about Python? Python 101 – 2nd Edition Purchase now on Leanpub
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In this wxPython tutorial, you will learn how to make your label flash. This is a useful way to get a user’s attention when something goes wrong.
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This week we welcome Nathan Epstein (@epstein_n) as our PyDev of the Week! Nathan has given talks on various subjects all over the world. He has also written articles for Dev.to, Codewords and more. Let’s take a few moments to get to know Nathan better! Can you tell us a little about yourself (hobbies, education,
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In this tutorial, you will learn how to use for and while loops in Python. Specifically, you’ll learn how to: Create a for loop Loop over a string Loop over a dictionary Extract multiple values from a tuple Use enumerate with loops Create a while loop Breakout of a loop Use continue Use else with
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Packt Publishing recently released a new book called Modern Python Cookbook by Steven Lott. It’s sub-title is “133 recipes to develop flawless and expressive programs in Python 3.8, 2nd Edition”, which may give you some indication that this is a big book. In fact, it clocks in at 822 pages! I first read Lott’s Mastering
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In this screencast, you will learn how to change the transparency of your application. This will allow you to make your application fade in or out.
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In this tutorial, you will learn how to reset the background color of your application to the default color.
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In this video, you will learn how to create conditional statements using the Python programming language. Specifically, you will learn about the following topics: Comparison operators Creating a simple conditional Branching conditional statements Nesting conditionals Logical operators Special operators
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This week we welcome Connor Ferster as our PyDev of the Week! Connor is the author of handcalcs which was recently featured on the PythonBytes Podcast. You can see more of Connor’s work on Github. Let’s spend some time getting to know Connor now! Can you tell us a little about yourself (hobbies, education, etc):
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In case you missed it earlier this month, Blackberry released a tool of theirs that they use for reverse engineering malware. That tool is called PE Tree and is open-source and written in Python. Blackberry used the popular PyQt5 GUI toolkit to write that displays a tree view of portable executables, which makes it easier
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This week we welcome Ethan Smith (@ethanhs) as our PyDev of the Week! Ethan is a core developer of the Mypy project, which is a static type checker for Python. You can see what other projects Ethan contributes to over on Github. Let’s spend a few moments getting to know Ethan better! Can you tell
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