we’ll walk through the basics of Python dictionaries, including how to use them, the scenarios where they make sense, and some common issues and pitfalls to be aware of. In this dictionary, the ...

The traditional ways to do this in Python aren’t elegant. One is to write an if/elif/else chain of expressions. The other is to store values to match as keys in a dictionary, then use the values ...

Getting started is relatively simple, got to love Python! You will create a class in just the same way you create a function, except you will use “class” instead of “def.” We then name the ...

You may have seen Python that looks something like these ... we could write a decorator like so: PORTS_IN_USE = [1500, 1834, 7777] def validate_port(func): def wrapper(*args, **kwargs): # Call ...

Once you know how to add and use a Python module, you will greatly extend the capabilities of the language. A Python module is an external class or set of functions that exist outside the main ...

A further 22% of Python developers use DigitalOcean, and 20% use Heroku. Microsoft Azure comes in at fifth place with a 19% share while 12% use PythonAnywhere. Microsoft clearly has room to grow ...