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If you are starting with Python programming, one of the first things you will learn to do is to create a list of numbers from 1 to N. To create a list of numbers from 1 to N Python provides the range function. You can pass a “start” argument with value 1 and a “stop” … Read more
Are you wondering what the difference is between Python .py files and .pyc files? You are in the right place. Files with extension .py contain Python code that is human readable. On the other side .pyc files contain bytecode that is not human readable. Files with .py extension are compiled into .pyc files that are … Read more
Printing “Hello World” is usually the first thing a developer does when starting with a new programming language. In this article, we will see how to print “Hello World” in Python. The simplest way to print Hello World in Python is to pass a string to the print() function. The next step is to assign … Read more
There are common Python mistakes that beginner developers make. In this tutorial we will cover a few so you know what not to do in your code. Common Python mistakes when you are getting started with coding are: not using the correct indentation, forgetting colons at the end of certain lines of code, and using … Read more
One of the data types available in Python is the boolean. Knowing booleans helps create logical conditions in your Python applications. The boolean is one of the data types provided by the Python programming language. A boolean can have two values: True or False. Booleans allow to create logical conditions that define the behaviour of … Read more
How do you add an element at the end of a Python list? This is what the Python append method is for and append is not only for lists. The Python append() method adds an element at the end of an existing list. Also, it modifies the existing list instead of creating a new one. … Read more
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
If you are either familiar with Python or if you are starting with it now, it’s likely that you have heard about the Python input function. The Python input built-in function allows to capture the input provided by a user during the execution of a program. The input function returns the input in string format … Read more
Yes, you can use Python as a scripting language. Using Python you can write scripts to automate very simple tasks with just a few lines of code. At the same time considering Python just a scripting language is not accurate considering that you can use Python to create complex programs of any kind (web applications, … Read more
