If you have never programmed before, then make sure to read the next section to find out precisely what an “if statement” is, and how to use it. if magic_number ...

As with other programming languages, Python has libraries to make coding tasks easier. Here's how you can take advantage of them, and how you can create your own libraries as well. Libraries are ...

Learn the 3-step process to localize your Python scripts using the gettext CLI tools. Includes tips for pluralization, ...

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, ...

Python has some wonderful libraries for statistical analysis, but they might be overkill for simple tasks. The built-in statistics library might be what you want instead. Here are some things you can ...

Why is your Python app so slow? Find out by using Python’s built-in profiler to locate bottlenecks in your Python code Python may not be the fastest language around, but it is often fast enough. And ...

Python dataclasses work behind the scenes to make your Python classes less verbose and more powerful all at once. Here's an introduction to using dataclasses in Python. Everything in Python is an ...

Do your friends, on average, have more friends than you? If you are an average person, there is a high chance that you have fewer friends than your friends. This is called the friendship paradox. This ...