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Introduction EasyOCR is a Python library for Optical Character Recognition (OCR) that allows you to easily extract text from images and scanned documents. In this tutorial, we will understand the basics of using the Python EasyOCR package with examples to show how to extract text from images along with various parameter settings. EasyOCR Python Package Overview Reader Class EasyOCR Python package consists of the base
Read moreIn Python Basics: File System Operations, you learned how to use Python to work with files and folders. As a programmer, you’ll use the pathlib and shutil modules to complete file system operations without relying on your graphical user interface (GUI). While you already got lots of hands-on practice with file system operations, programmers never stop training! The more you use your new skills, the more comfortable you’ll be when it’s time to put them to work in your own […]
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Python’s assignment operators allow you to define assignment statements. This type of statement lets you create, initialize, and update variables throughout your code. Variables are a fundamental cornerstone in every piece of code, and assignment statements give you complete control over variable creation and mutation. Learning about the Python assignment operator and its use for writing assignment statements will arm you with powerful tools for writing better and more robust Python code. Assignment Statements and the Assignment Operator One of […]
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Processing large amounts of data with Pandas can be difficult; it’s quite easy to run out of memory and either slow down or crash. The Polars dataframe library is a potential solution. While Polars is mostly known for running faster than Pandas, if you use it right it can sometimes also significantly reduce memory usage compared to Pandas. In particular, certain techniques that you need to do manually in Pandas can be done automatically in Polars, allowing you to process […]
Read moreEditor’s note: All papers referenced here represent collaborations throughout Microsoft and across academia and industry that include authors who contribute to Aether, the Microsoft internal advisory body for AI Ethics and Effects in Engineering and Research.
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If you’re working with geospatial data in Python, then you might want to quickly visualize that data on a map. Python’s Folium library gives you access to the mapping strengths of the Leaflet JavaScript library through a Python API. It allows you to create interactive geographic visualizations that you can share as a website. You’ll build the web map shown below, which displays the ecological footprint per capita of many countries and is based on a similar map on Wikipedia. […]
Read moreWelcome to Research Focus, a new series of blog posts that highlights notable publications, events, code/datasets, new hires and other milestones from across the research community at Microsoft. In this article High-throughput ab initio reaction mechanism exploration in the cloud with automated multi-reference validation Jan P. Unsleber, Hongbin Liu, Leopold Talirz, Thomas Weymuth, Maximilian Mörchen, Adam Grofe, To finish reading, please visit source site
Read moreThe terminal can be intimidating to work with when you’re used to working with graphical user interfaces. However, it’s an important tool that you need to get used to in your journey as a Python developer. Even though you can substitute some workflows in the terminal with apps that contain a graphical user interface (GUI), you may need to open the terminal at some point in your life as a Python developer. In this Code Conversation, you’ll follow a chat […]
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2022 was a great year for Python. The new Python 3.11 is 10 to 60 percent faster than 3.10, thanks to the efforts of the ongoing Faster CPython project. Python continues to be popular and has spent the year as the number one programming language on the TIOBE index. At the same time, Python has become easier to run in your browser. Python’s WebAssembly port, Pyodide, has matured, and the PyScript framework has showcased some of its possibilities. Over the […]
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The standard Python interpreter lets you run scripts from files or interactively execute code on the fly in a so-called read-evaluate-print loop (REPL). While this is a powerful tool for exploring the language and discovering its libraries through instant feedback on your code inputs, the default REPL shipped with Python has several limitations. Luckily, alternatives like bpython offer a much more programmer-friendly and convenient experience. You can use bpython to experiment with your code or quickly test an idea without […]
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