Working with files in Python is pretty easy. But there’s a common mistake that can sneak into your code. Not closing the file ...

Sorting a list in Python is simple, and you have two options: In-place: Modifies the list. Out-of-place: Returns a new list and doesn't modify the original list. The sort method is in-place, and it ...

The best way to get started with Pandas is to take a simple CSV of data, for example, a crawl of your website, and save this within Python as a DataFrame. Once you have this store you’ll be able ...

In this article, we’ll explore some basic examples of Python type hinting, including the lazy evaluation of annotations, now the default in Python 3.14.

Each language has its place. Neither is perfect for every need, although Python is closer than Java to being a one-size-fits-all language. But I happen to be as big a fan of Java as I am of Python.

Beyond cProfile for Python profiling cProfile is hardly the only way to profile a Python application. cProfile is certainly one of the most convenient ways, given that it’s bundled with Python.

It also provides clear examples of Python code that you might not find elsewhere. For example, just before reading the book I had been wrestling with the BeautifulSoup library for extracting data ...