Issue #439

Python Practice Problems, Git Internals, NumPy in Nature, and More

Sept. 22, 2020

Python Practice Problems, Git Internals, NumPy in Nature, and More
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Git Internals: Learn by Building Your Own Git
Master the basics of git by building your own version in Python using this creative and interactive tutorial.
NIKITA LESHENKO

Python Practice Problems: Get Ready for Your Next Interview
In this tutorial, you’ll prepare for future interviews by working through a set of Python practice problems that commonly appear in coding tests. You’ll work through the problems yourself and then compare your results with solutions developed by the Real Python team.
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Array Programming With NumPy
In this review published in Nature and co-authored by NumPy creator Travis Oliphant, the authors explore how NumPy increasingly acts as an interoperability layer between array computation libraries like PyTorch and Tensorflow.
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Exceptions as Control Flow
Using exceptions as control flow is a practice typically discouraged, and for some good reasons. But is there any time when this approach makes sense?
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CircuitPython 6.0.0 Beta 0 released!
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Where Do You Run a Script That Automates a Task?
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Working With Linked Lists in Python
In this course, you’ll learn what linked lists are and when to use them, such as when you want to implement queues, stacks, or graphs. You’ll also learn how to use collections.deque to improve the performance of your linked lists and how to implement linked lists in your own projects.
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How to Never Use Lambdas: Python 3 Edition
Ever see something so ugly and hideous that you can’t help but stare at it? Here’s a whole collection of Python lambda functions that will have you pulling your hair out while you’re unable to look away.
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Find Performance Bottlenecks in Python Code
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Unravelling unary arithmetic operators
Take a look at how unary operators work under the hood in Python.
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The mmap() Copy-On-Write Trick: Reducing Memory Usage of Array Copies
Memory usage usually scales with the number of copies: if your original array was 1GB of RAM, each copy will take 1GB of RAM. But often, you’re just changing a small part of the array. Ideally, the memory cost would only be the parts of the copies that you changed. Learn how to do this using mmap() copy-on-write with NumPy.
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Numbers in Python
In this tutorial, you’ll learn about numbers and basic math in Python. You’ll explore integer, floating-point numbers, and complex numbers and see how perform calculations using Python’s arithmetic operators, math functions, and number methods.
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Never Shard a Postgres Instance Again! How to Build Your Python Apps on CockroachDB
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Python Code Cleanup for Beginners
Here are twelve actionable steps you can use to clean-up your Python code to make it look more professional and increase readability.
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Dictionary View Objects in Python
Learn how to create read-only dictionary-like objects using the MappingProxyType in Python’s types package.
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Building a CRUD App With FastAPI and MongoDB
Learn how to develop an an asynchronous REST API with FastAPI and the Motor package with MongoDB.
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