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Nov 24, 2024 | 
albexl.substack.com | Eric Matthes |Mike Driscoll |Stephen Gruppetta |Josh Wenner
Have you ever wondered what's the fastest way to land a programming job in the modern-day software engineering industry? Back in 2020, I did too. I had just recently graduated from university and was eager to make some money from all the "useful" skills I had learned over the past five years. My primary skillset revolved around solid knowledge of algorithm design and thousands of hours of coding in C++. None of that got me my first job.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
thepythoncodingstack.com | Stephen Gruppetta
"Mind where you're going," yelled the supervisor. And he's normally one of the kinder people at Central Command. But not today. Everyone's stressed and tired today. And that's never a great combination. Trision didn't apologise. This, also, was out of character for him. But there was no time to waste. He had the solution, but time was running out. "Status?" Trision's tone wasn't what he was aiming for as he entered the engine room. He didn't need an answer. He didn't wait for one. "I've got it.
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Aug 12, 2024 | 
datacamp.com | Stephen Gruppetta
tutorialModules enable you to split parts of your program in different files for easier maintenance and better performance. tutorialIn this tutorial, you will learn exclusively about Python if else statements. tutorialTo comment out a block of code in Python, you can either add a # at the beginning of each line of the block or surround the entire block with triple quotes (''' or """). tutorialLearn how you can create if…elif…else statements in Python.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
datacamp.com | Stephen Gruppetta
What Does Python's any() Function Do? Python's any() is one of the built-in functions. It accepts an iterable such as a list or tuple, and it returns True if at least one value in the iterable is truthy. A truthy value is evaluated as True when cast to a Boolean using bool().
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
datacamp.com | Stephen Gruppetta
tutorialLearn efficient methods to sort a dictionary by values in Python. Discover ascending and descending order sorting and bonus tips for key sorting. tutorialDiscover how to create a list in Python, select list elements, the difference between append() and extend(), why to use NumPy and much more. tutorial A list is a compound data type where you can group values together. A Python list is a convenient way of storing information altogether rather than individually.
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Jul 10, 2024 | 
datacamp.com | Stephen Gruppetta
tutorialExplore the difference between Python Iterators and Generators and learn which are the best to use in various situations. tutorialLearn about Python tuples: what they are, how to create them, when to use them, what operations you perform on them and various functions you should know. tutorialLearn how you can leverage the capability of a simple Python Print function in various ways with the help of examples. tutorialLearn a quicker way of writing functions on the fly with lambda functions.
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Jul 4, 2024 | 
thepythoncodingstack.com | Stephen Gruppetta
This was Dan's dream job. But his first day isn't going well. Let's be honest, it's a disaster. The day he found out he got the job as the Mayor of PyTown's personal assistant seems so far away. The joy, elation, and pride of that day are replaced by despair, desperation, and dismay as he tries to speed up the clock on the wall by staring at it intensely, hoping to reach the end of this first-day nightmare as quickly as possible.
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Jun 30, 2024 | 
thepythoncodingstack.com | Stephen Gruppetta
How often has this happened to you? You think you understand a topic well. Then you realise that you hadn't quite understood it as well as you thought. I've been listening to the Feynman lectures in physics recently. Some of you may be familiar with these lectures. Richard Feynman was a brilliant physicist and an exceptional communicator. In the early 1960s, he was asked to deliver a two-year undergraduate physics course.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
datacamp.com | Stephen Gruppetta
tutorialIn Python, use the .encode() method on a string to convert it into bytes, optionally specifying the desired encoding (UTF-8 by default). tutorial Learn about string formatting in Python. tutorialIn the tutorial, learn everything about the Python datetime module. Find a step-by-step guide for strings to datetime conversion, along with code samples and common errors. tutorialLearn how to convert a list to a string in Python in this quick tutorial.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
thepythoncodingstack.com | Stephen Gruppetta
We all have topics we feel we ought to know but never bothered learning properly. Usually, whenever I need to enter the name of a character encoding, I just type in "UTF-8" since I know it's the most common one, and then move on. But what's UTF-8? Sounds boring…but recently, I came across this topic in my meanderings and found it fascinating. This subject is a bit more computer-science-y than the normal higher-level stuff I write about.
