September 26, 2021 by
Mike The Python programming language comes with its own built-in Integrated Development Environment (IDE) called IDLE. The name, IDLE, supposedly came from the actor, Eric Idle, who was a part of the Monty Python troupe, which is what Python itself is named after. IDLE comes with Python on Windows and some Linux variants. You may need […]
September 25, 2021 by
Mike There are many common file types that you will need to work with as a software developer. One such format is the CSV file. CSV stands for "Comma-Separated Values" and is a text file format that uses a comma as a delimiter to separate values from one another. Each row is its own record and […]
September 24, 2021 by
Mike Assignment expressions were added to Python in version 3.8. The general idea is that an assignment expression allows you to assign to variables within an expression. The syntax for doing this is: NAME := expr This operator has been called the "walrus operator", although their real name is "assignment expression". Interestingly, the CPython internals also […]
September 23, 2021 by
Mike When you create a Python file, you are creating a Python module. Any Python file that you create can be imported by another Python script. Thus, by definition, it is also a Python module. If you have two or more related Python files, then you may have a Python package. Some organizations keep all their […]
September 22, 2021 by
Mike I don't know about you, but I enjoy listening to music. As an avid music fan, I also like to rip my CDs to MP3 so I can listen to my music on the go a bit easier. There is still a lot of music that is unavailable to buy digitally. Unfortunately, when you rip […]
September 21, 2021 by
Mike Python provides a couple of really nice modules that you can use to craft emails with. They are the email and smtplib modules. Instead of going over various methods in these two modules, you'll spend some time learning how to actually use these modules. Specifically, you'll be covering the following: The basics of emailing How […]
