Introduction Pickling is a popular method of preserving food. According to Wikipedia, it is also a pretty ancient procedure – although the origins of pickling are unknown, the ancient Mesopotamians probably used the process 4400 years ago. By placing a product in a specific solution, it is possible to drastically increase its shelf life. In other words, it’s a method that lets us store food for later consumption. If you’re a Python developer, you might one day find yourself in […]

Introduction Python comes with a variety of built-in data structures, capable of storing different types of data. A Python dictionary is one such data structure that can store data in the form of key-value pairs. The values in a Python dictionary can be accessed using the keys. In this article, we will be discussing the Python dictionary in detail. Creating a Dictionary To create a Python dictionary, we need to pass a sequence of items inside curly braces {}, and […]

Introduction The way in which information is obtained and handled is one of the most important aspects in the ethos of any programming language, more so for the information supplied and obtained from the user. Python, while comparatively slow in this regard when compared to other programming languages like C or Java, contains robust tools to obtain, analyze, and process data obtained directly from the end user. This article briefly explains how different Python functions can be used to obtain […]