Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a method of structuring a program by bundling related properties and behaviors into individual objects. In this tutorial, you’ll learn the basics of object-oriented programming in Python. Conceptually, objects are like the components of a system. Think of a program as a factory assembly line of sorts. At each step of the assembly line, a system component processes some material, ultimately transforming raw material into a finished product. An object contains data, like the raw or […]

From restaurant e-menus to airline boarding passes, QR codes have numerous applications that impact your day-to-day life and enrich the user’s experience. Wouldn’t it be great to make them look good, too? With the help of this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use Python to generate beautiful QR codes for your personal use case. In its most basic format, a QR code contains black squares and dots on a white background, with information that any smartphone or device with a […]

In August 2023, Python 3.12.0rc1 came out! With several exciting features, improvements, and optimizations, this release is only two steps away from the final release scheduled for October. If you want to stay on the cutting edge, then you must give it a try. But note that you shouldn’t use it in production. Another exciting release was Python in Excel, which allows you to leverage the power of Python inside your Excel workbooks. You’ll be able to use Python’s data […]

Django is a fully featured Python web framework that you can use to build complex web applications. In this tutorial, you’ll jump in and learn Django by completing an example project. You’ll follow the steps to create a fully functioning web application and, along the way, learn what some of the most important features of the framework are and how they work together. At the end of this tutorial, you’ll have a working portfolio website to showcase your projects. If […]

Dictionaries are one of the most important and useful built-in data structures in Python. They’re everywhere and are a fundamental part of the language itself. In your code, you’ll use dictionaries to solve many programming problems that may require iterating through the dictionary at hand. In this tutorial, you’ll dive deep into how to iterate through a dictionary in Python. Solid knowledge of dictionary iteration will help you write better, more robust code. In your journey through dictionary iteration, you’ll […]

You can use the Click library to quickly provide your Python automation and tooling scripts with an extensible, composable, and user-friendly command-line interface (CLI). Whether you’re a developer, data scientist, DevOps engineer, or someone who often uses Python to automate repetitive tasks, you’ll very much appreciate Click and its unique features. In the Python ecosystem, you’ll find multiple libraries for creating CLIs, including argparse from the standard library, Typer, and a few others. However, Click offers a robust, mature, intuitive, […]