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In this tutorial we will calculate the absolute value of numeric types in Python. We will also look at different libraries that allow to calculate it. To calculate the absolute value of a number in Python you can use the abs() built-in function. The argument passed to the abs function can be an integer, a … Read more
In this guide, I will show you how to use the with statement to simplify the way you open and handle files in your Python programs. The with statement creates a context manager that simplifies the way files are opened and closed in Python programs. Without using the with statement a developer has to remember … Read more
Knowing how to execute a shell command in Python helps you create programs to automate tasks on your system. There are multiple ways to execute a shell command in Python. The simplest ones use the os.system and os.popen functions. The recommended module to run shell commands is the Python subprocess module due to its flexibility … Read more
Bash has several internal variables and in this article we will look at the variable $$. What does this variable mean? How can you use it? $$ is a Bash internal variable that contains the Process ID (PID) of the shell running your script. Sometimes the $$ variable gets confused with the variable $BASHPID that … Read more
If you are working with Linux at some point you will likely start writing Bash scripts. The more your code will grow the more you will realise how useful Bash functions can be. What is a Bash function? Functions are used in Bash scripts, as in other programming languages, to group code in a simpler … Read more
The Bash array data type gives you a lot of flexibility in the creation of your shell scripts. Bash provides two types of arrays: indexed arrays and associative arrays. Indexed arrays are standard arrays in which every element is identified by a numeric index. In associative arrays every element is a key-value pair (similarly to … Read more
You will learn how to rename the labels of columns in Pandas. This is very common when you work with data structures like DataFrames. How can you rename columns in a Pandas DataFrame? The Pandas DataFrame rename function allows to rename the labels of columns in a Dataframe using a dictionary that specifies the current … Read more
Learn to draw with the Python Turtle module. It’s a fun way to learn Python while discovering your creativity!
The for loop in Python is one of the main constructs you should be aware of to write flexible and clean Python programs. The Python for loop is a control flow statement that you can use to iterate over a sequence (e.g. a string, list, tuple, dictionary, set, string). The for statement executes a specific … Read more
Using args and kwargs can be quite cryptic especially if you are new to Python. Let’s find out together all you need to know about them. What are *args and **kwargs? *args and **kwargs allow to pass an arbitrary number of positional arguments (*args) and keyword arguments (**kwargs) to a Python function. You can use … Read more