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driscollis, 8 days ago to python

A common task of a programmer or engineer is to split an absolute path into the directory name and the last part of the path, which could be a file or folder.

You have two options in #Python:

🐍 os.path.split
🐍pathlib

Here are the two approaches:

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driscollis, 15 days ago to python

The latest episode of The Python Show Podcast is out!

This week I chatted with Antonio Cuni @antocuni who works on @pypyproject, HPy, and other #Python packages!

@ThePythonShow

driscollis, 22 days ago to python

#Python Pop Quiz 🐍❓

What will be the output when you run this code?

A) Syntax Error
B) 'hi'
C) hissssssss
D) hiss
E) None of the above

driscollis, 23 days ago to python

Don't miss out. My latest #Python book is up on Kickstarter now

This is your chance to get a signed paperback or other fun swag.

I also am offering a huge deal on a lifetime subscription to @TeachMePython which gets you all my books and courses!

driscollis, 24 days ago to python

The latest edition of The Python Papers Newsletter is out 🐍🚀

Learn even more about drawing shapes on images with #Python and #Pillow in this final installment of a three-part series!

driscollis, 24 days ago to python

Want to print directly to a printer with #Python? 🐍🖨

Try this out. I discovered this method a couple of years ago:

driscollis, 24 days ago to django

About two years ago, I started learning about the #Django web framework, one of the most popular #Python web frameworks around.

I created a short cheatsheet while I was reading books and learning on the job that I am sharing below.

driscollis, 28 days ago to python

The latest episode of The Python Show Podcast is out now with special guest Trey Hunner!

We chat about technical training, #Python, learning strategies, and more!

https://open.substack.com/pub/thepythonshow/p/38-technical-training-in-python-with @treyhunner @ThePythonShow

driscollis, 1 month ago to python

#Python Pop Quiz 🐍❓

What does the following code print out, if anything?

A) An exception
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
E) None of the above

driscollis, 1 month ago to python

Did you know you can watermark images with #Python and #Pillow?

Here's the code and its output 🐍🔥

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driscollis, 1 month ago to python

Did you know you can calculate the Fibonacci sequence in #Python using the following

🐍 list()
🐍map()
🐍 range()
🐍 lambda

It's weird code, but it's still neat!

driscollis, 1 month ago to python

Did you know that #Python has a generator expression? 🤯🐍

Generator expressions look like list comprehensions but return a generator instead of a list.

Here's an example:

driscollis, 1 month ago to python

#Python Pop Quiz 🐍❓

Here you have a dataclass where you want a default list. But it doesn't work! Can you fix the code, so it works?

driscollis, 1 month ago to python

Did you know you adjust an image's contrast using #Python and #Pillow?

It's true and you only need around SIX lines of code to do it too!

driscollis, 1 month ago to python

Which #Python REPL have you tried?

🐍 IPython
🐍 bpython
🐍 ptpython

Something else?

driscollis, 1 month ago to python

#Python's turtle module lets you do all kinds of neat things.

🐢 It's a teaching tool
🐢You can draw neat shapes
🐢You can make games
🐢Do animations

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driscollis, 1 month ago to python

What did you do with #Python last week?

driscollis, 2 months ago to python

Do you ever need to create a unique user ID? #Python comes with a handy uuid module that you can use for that.

You only need two lines to create a UUID: 🐍🚀

driscollis, 2 months ago to python

Did you know you can use #Python and #Textual to create plots in your terminal? 🐍🔥

It's super fun! Here's an example:

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driscollis, 2 months ago to python

Did you know you can use #Python and #pillow to adjust the contrast of your images? 🐍🔥

Here's a code example:

driscollis, 3 months ago to random

What language was your first “Hello World” written in?

driscollis, 3 months ago to python

Did you know you can use an equals sign in your #Python f-strings to include the variable name and its variable?

Yup! It's been there since version 3.8 and it's super handy!

Try it today! 🐍🚀

driscollis, 3 months ago to random

Will McGugan ( @willmcgugan) released Toolong yesterday

Toolong is a terminal application to view, tail, merge, and search log files made with Textual

Check it out:

https://pypi.org/project/toolong/

driscollis, 3 months ago to python

I came across this neat little collection of #Python packages recently and thought I would share

The creator of this graphic is Dan Nanni on Instagram

driscollis, 3 months ago to python

#Python supports function overloading using the functools module. 🐍🔥

It isn't as full-featured as other languages, but it's a handy tool.

Here's an example: