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Integers are one of the fundamental data types that you'll encounter. They're used in just about every application and understanding their limits can be crucial for avoiding errors or even optimizing your code. In this Byte, we'll peak into the world of integers, exploring how to find their maximum and...
Scott Robinson
In this Byte, we'll be looking into Python's argparse module and how we can use it to parse boolean values from the command line. This is often used when you're writing a command line tool or even a more complex application. Understanding argparse and its functionalities can make your life...
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While learning Python or reading someone else's code, you may have encountered the 'u' and 'r' prefixes and raw string literals. But what do these terms mean? How do they affect our Python code? In this article, we will attemp to demystify these concepts and understand their usage in Python....
At some point when writing Python code, you may have come across a line at the top of some scripts that looks something like this: #!/usr/bin/env python3. This line, known as a shebang, is more than just a quirky looking comment. It actually an important role in how...
In this Byte we're going to talk about how to import multiple CSV files into Pandas and concatenate them into a single DataFrame. This is a common scenario in data analysis where you need to combine data from different sources into a single data structure for analysis. Pandas and CSVs...
When writing code, you may need to determine how much memory a particular object is consuming. There are a number of reasons you may need to know this, with the most obvious reason being storage capacity constraints. This Byte will show you how to determine the size of an object...
Whether you're reading data from files or writing data to files, understanding file operations is important. In Python, and other languages, we often need to copy files from one directory to another, or even within the same directory. This article will guide you through the process of copying files in...
In Python the requirements.txt file helps manage dependencies. It's a simple text file that lists the packages that your Python project depends on. But did you know you can also specify a direct GitHub repo as a source in your requirements.txt? In this Byte, we'll explore how and...
In Python, pip is a widely used package manager that allows developers to install and manage 3rd party libraries that are not part of the Python standard library. When working within a virtual environment, you may need to make sure that pip itself is up-to-date. This Byte will guide you...
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