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Even with a "simple" language like Python, it's not immune to performance issues. As your codebase grows, you may start to notice that certain parts of your code are running slower than expected. This is where profiling comes into play. Profiling is an important tool in every developer's...
Scott Robinson
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When working with lists in Python, you may often find the need to remove or modify elements. And, lucky for us, Python provides a couple methods to do just this, including del, remove, and pop. But why are there three ways to do this? Which one should we use, and...
Dates are one of the most difficult concepts in programming, largely because of the many different formats that a date can be represented as and the many different nuances of dates (leap years, time zones, etc.). Because of this, date manipulations can be difficult. So what if we need to...
In this Byte we'll be exploring how to remove an element from a list by its index. Whether you're experienced or a novice, you probably find yourself having to do this quite frequently. In the following sections, we'll be showing a couple different methods for removing an element by index....
In Python, we often deal with numbers that have a fractional part, known as floating-point numbers. But what if we want to limit the number of decimal points in these numbers? This Byte will talk about the concept of floating-point numbers, why we might want to limit their decimal points,...
Working with strings is a common task in many programming languages. One possible use-case you'll encounter is capitalizing the first letter of each word in a string. This Byte will explore three different ways we can achieve this: using the title(), capitalize(), and string.capwords() functions. The title() Function The...
In Python, dictionaries are one of the most flexible built-in data types. They are great for structuring data and can help you solve a myriad of problems. But what if I told you there's a more powerful version of dictionaries that you might not have heard of? Yep, I'm talking...
If you've been coding in Python for a while, you're probably familiar with how to traverse a list in the usual way - from the first element to the last. But what about when you need to traverse a list in reverse order? It might not be something you need...
Python, like any other programming language, has its own set of rules and conventions when it comes to naming variables and functions. These conventions aren't just for aesthetics or to make your code look pretty, they serve a much more important role in making your code more readable and maintainable....
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