SQLite On The Command Line: How To Inspect A DB
When people in our profession think of a database, many will think of Oracle, MySQL, Postgresql, perhaps? But what about the database that is used … read more
Tips & Tricks
Python Debugger: Effortlessly Improve Your Debug Skills
Debugging Python code, for many of us, comes down to adding print statements and trying to reason what’s going on based on the output. It’s … read more
How Not to Handle Exceptions in Python
I see lots of people handling Python exceptions the wrong way. Perhaps this applies to you too. Does the following situation sound familiar? You’re writing … read more
Python Class Slots
Python class slots are a feature that not many programmers know of. In a slotted class we explicitly define the fields that our class is … read more
Python Attrs: Advanced Data Classes, With Example Code
The package Python Attrs allows you to create advanced data classes using simple annotations. Of course, python has its own native data class module as … read more
Use The Underscore in The REPL
You can obtain the result of the last expression in a Python REPL with the underscore operator, e.g. in the Python REPL this looks like: … read more
The Zen of Python (PEP-20 easter egg)
One of the earliest Python PEP’s is PEP-20, written in 2004. It lists 19 theses or rules for Python programming called The Zen of Python. … read more
Python Image Processing With Pillow
The Pillow Python Imaging Library is ideal for image processing. Typically, it’s used for archival and batch processing applications. Of course, you’re free to use … read more
Working With Emoji in Python
There’s a package for pretty much everything you can think of in the Python ecosystem, all installable with a simple pip command. So it shouldn’t … read more
Convert a String to Title Case Using Python
With this trick, you can quickly convert a Python string to title case. To quote from the Wikipedia article: “Title case or headline case is a style of capitalization used … read more