If you’re active on social media, then you know that images and videos are popular forms of content. As a programmer, you mainly work with text, so sharing the content that you create on a daily basis may not seem intuitive. That’s where a code image generator comes in handy! A code image generator allows you to turn your code snippets into visually appealing images, so you can share your work without worrying about formatting issues, syntax highlighting inconsistencies, or […]

Python’s bytearray is a mutable sequence of bytes that allows you to manipulate binary data efficiently. Unlike immutable bytes, bytearray can be modified in place, making it suitable for tasks requiring frequent updates to byte sequences. You can create a bytearray using the bytearray() constructor with various arguments or from a string of hexadecimal digits using .fromhex(). This tutorial explores creating, modifying, and using bytearray objects in Python. You’ll dive deeper into each aspect of bytearray, exploring its creation, manipulation, […]

Interactive Quiz ⋅ 9 QuestionsBy Leodanis Pozo Ramos Share In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of Using Python’s .__dict__ to Work With Attributes. By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit how .__dict__ holds an object’s writable attributes, allowing for dynamic manipulation and introspection. You’ll also review how both vars() and .__dict__ let you inspect an object’s attributes, and the common use cases of .__dict__ in Python applications. The quiz contains 9 questions and there is no time limit. You’ll […]

Interactive Quiz ⋅ 14 QuestionsBy Leodanis Pozo Ramos Share In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of Dictionaries in Python. By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit how to create dictionaries using literals and the dict() constructor, how to use Python’s operators and built-in functions to manipulate them, and how they’re implemented as a hash map for fast key lookups. The quiz contains 14 questions and there is no time limit. You’ll get 1 point for each correct answer. At […]

Interactive Quiz ⋅ 6 QuestionsBy Martin Breuss Share In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of Instance, Class, and Static Methods in Python. By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit the differences between these methods and how to use them effectively in your Python code. The quiz contains 6 questions and there is no time limit. You’ll get 1 point for each correct answer. At the end of the quiz, you’ll receive a total score. The maximum score is 100%. […]

Interactive Quiz ⋅ 5 QuestionsBy Leodanis Pozo Ramos Share In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of Python Set Comprehensions: How and When to Use Them. Set comprehensions are a concise and quick way to create, transform, and filter sets in Python. They can significantly enhance your code’s conciseness and readability compared to using regular for loops to process your sets. The quiz contains 5 questions and there is no time limit. You’ll get 1 point for each correct answer. […]

Interactive Quiz ⋅ 9 QuestionsBy Bartosz Zaczyński Share In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of Continuous Integration and Deployment for Python With GitHub Actions. By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit how to use GitHub Actions and workflows to automate linting, testing, and deployment of a Python project. You’ll also review how to secure your credentials and automate security and dependency updates. The quiz contains 9 questions and there is no time limit. You’ll get 1 point for each […]

To use DuckDB, you first need to install it. Fortunately, DuckDB is self-contained, meaning it won’t interfere with your existing Python environment. You use python -m pip install duckdb to install it from the command prompt. If you’re working in a Jupyter Notebook, the command becomes !python -m pip install duckdb. The supporting downloadable code for this tutorial is also presented in a Jupyter Notebook. Once the installation is complete, you can quickly test your installation with a query: To […]

You’ve finished a course or finally made it to the end of a book that teaches you the basics of programming with Python. You’ve learned about variables, lists, tuples, dictionaries, for and while loops, conditional statements, object-oriented concepts, and more. So, what’s next? What can you do with Python nowadays? Python is a versatile programming language with many use cases in a variety of different fields. If you’ve grasped the basics of Python and are itching to build something with […]

Interactive Quiz ⋅ 13 QuestionsBy Leodanis Pozo Ramos Share In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of Python Code Quality: Tools & Best Practices. By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit the importance of producing high-quality Python code that’s functional, readable, maintainable, efficient, and secure. You’ll also review how to use tools such as linters, formatters, and profilers to help achieve these qualities. The quiz contains 13 questions and there is no time limit. You’ll get 1 point for each […]