Let’s enjoy the elegance of Python — Python is an elegant language if you can use it in a Pythonic way. But no matter how senior you are, it needs some time to really write code Pythonicly. This article is to show you 11 Pythonic tricks to let your Python skills enter into a new realm. Talk…

Python is your best assistant for handling boring stuff — Learning programming is not only for getting a job. If you are a programmer, you can build software for yourself and make your life easier. If you happen to be a Python developer, congratulations, building your own arsenal is simpler and happier. Python is the best choice for daily automation…

Pythonic is a synonym for elegant — “Beautiful is better than ugly.” This is not only the first sentence of “The Zen of Python”, but also the creed for all Python developers. But how to distinguish between beautiful and ugly code? More importantly, how to write beautiful Python code? Talk is cheap. This article will demonstrate 9…

Pandas is the best Python module for exploratory data analysis (EDA) — Many junior data scientists think a majority of problems they need to handle are from fancy deep learning models. However, in reality, lots of problems are from the data. Exploring and cleaning data sounds boring and not as cool as training state-of-art AI models. But if you want to be…

Python gives you the maximum flexibility — File and directory related operations are basic skills for software engineers. I’m not saying copying one file into another folder on your Windows File Explorer. 😄 I’m saying automatic batch operations using functions on your software. 😎 This is a big topic. 🔥 Today we will dive into one specific…

A frequently-asked question in tech interviews — As we all know, an integer can be decomposed into the multiplication of several prime factors. But how to print a number’s prime factors in Python? Effectively and efficiently? This is a classic interview question for junior Python developers. The interview question Please write a Python function, the input is an integer and…

Explained with an algorithm interview question — Python is easy to learn but hard to master. Sometimes, even if you are a senior Python developer, there are still some tricks you don’t know. Last week, a simple algorithm interview question on LeetCode made me stuck for a while: Given a positive integer n, there exists a 0-indexed…

Responsive web design is not only about CSS — Responsive web design is not optional. It is required. Because it’s not only about user experience, but also SEO. You can never make a good enough website if it’s not mobile-friendly. The good news is, in many cases, developing a responsive website is not too hard. We only need CSS…

Manage your Python packages like a guru — Nowadays, building commercial software needs to use many existing frameworks, packages or modules. Therefore, an elegant programming language should have an easy-to-use package management tool. Java has Maven, Ruby has RubyGems, JavaScript has npm, …, how about Python? 🤔 Python has pip. It’s elegant and Pythonic. 😎 This article will…