When I first started this blog, ten years ago today, I never thought I would be blogging about Python for a decade. In fact, the very first post wasn't even about the Python language itself, but about me going to PyCon in Chicago. In fact, I wrote 7 articles about that first PyCon event before […]
Python 3.6 added another way to do string interpolation that is called "f-strings" or Formatted string literals (PEP 498). The idea behind f-strings is to make string interpolation simpler. To create an f-string, you just need to prefix the string with the letter "f". The string itself can be formatted in much the same way […]
This week we welcome Jason Myers as our PyDev of the Week! Jason is the co-author of Essential SQLAlchemy: Mapping Python to Databases, 2nd Edition and is also an instructor at DataCamp. If you have some free time, check out which Python packages he contributes too over on Github or visit his website. Let's take […]
The following is an excerpt from my book, Python Interviews Sebastian Raschka received his doctorate in Quantitative Biology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in 2017, from Michigan State University. Sebastian is the bestselling author of Python Machine Learning, which received the ACM Best of Computing award in 2016. Driscoll: Python is one of the languages […]
This week we welcome Alan Vezina (@fancysandwiches) as our PyDev of the Week! He is one of the co-founders of PuPPy (Puget Sound Programming Python), a Python user's group in Seattle, WA. He is also one of the organizers of PyCascades, a Python conference in Vancouver, BC. While Alan has a blog, it doesn't appear to […]
My Python Interviews book is now officially released! In it you will find 20 interviews with Python experts from a diverse set of fields. I also have a special code from Packt that will take 40% off the eBook for up to 1000 readers. Just apply the following code when you are checking out: PIMD40. […]
