In the last post introducing Python, I demonstrated how to make a simple app using variables and conditional statements. In order to do anything really powerful in a given programming language though, ...

Take dynamic typing as an example. It seems amazing at first: Python literally figures out by itself what sort of value a variable might take, and you don’t need to waste another line of code by ...

With Pulsar Functions, you can apply Python functions to pub/sub messages in Apache Pulsar to make machine learning predictions in real time. Here’s how. The need for AI and machine learning in ...

It's a common joke that Python makes a great calculator in its interactive mode. You can make it an even better one with the built-in math module, which contains a lot of the same math functions you ...

Many Pythonistas are familiar with using decorators, but far fewer understand what’s happening under the hood and can write their own. It takes a little effort to learn their subtleties but, once ...

Finding the right book can make a big difference, especially when you’re just starting out or trying to get better. We’ve ...