Migrating from Python 2.7 to Python 3 with: Steven Lott ...is now available on LinkedIn Learning: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/migrating-from-python-2-7-to-python-3 and on Lynda.com: https://www.lynda.com/Python-tutorials/Migrating-from-Python-2-7-Python-3/560887-2.html Course Description: Are you still using Python 2.7? If you've been meaning to make …
more ...Here's an interesting question:
more ...I came across your blog post "Introduction to using Python to process CSV files" as I'm looking to do something I'd think is easy in Python but I don't know how to do it.
I simply want to examine a column then create a new column …
rom a troll-bait thread asking the argumentative question "why do people use Python"? The answers were, oddly, a long list of strange, nonsensical complaints. And a few logical fallacies. Here are all the ones I could parse:
One objective of the Chain of Command design pattern is to be able to write a bunch of functions that link together. The form a chain of alternative implementations. The idea is the have alternatives that vary in their ability to compute a correct answer. If algorithm 1 doesn’t …
more ...I've written a lot about CSV processing. Here are some examples {tag}csv.
It crops up in my books. A lot.
In all cases, though, I make the implicit assumption that my readers already know a lot of Python. This is a disservice to anyone who's getting started.
Step 1, read this: "Dear GeekWire: A coding bootcamp is not a replacement for a computer science degree". It's short, it won't hurt.
I got this comment.
more ..."The world runs in legacy code and the cs degrees focus on leading edge
Most of what is learned in cs [is] never …
Read this: NoSQL Database Doesn’t Mean No Schema It was fun to write. And the code works really nicely.
more ...Read this: http://thesweetsetup.com/apps/our-favorite-pro-writing-app-for-mac/
What I have been doing instead of using these sophisticated, integrated writing tools?
I use OmniOutliner. https://www.omnigroup.com/omnioutliner I've used it for years. It does a lot of things. Most notably, I can create multiple columns so that I can …
more ...From a reader.
more ...I recently purchased a copy of 'Modern Python Cookbook' but I found that the code listings in the epub file were indented which caused a problem when reading on my tablet. (I reverted to epub as the PDF version froze in the Bookari ereader software.)
I unzipped …