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Python Debugger Showdown
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This post looks at some of the most popular Python debuggers to see how they measure up against each other, and help you decide which debugger is righ...
How to Build a Digital Virtual Assistant in Python20200109131456
How to Build a Digital Virtual Assistant in Python
January 9, 2020alexa, cortana, Digital Virtual Assistant, Personal Digital Assistant, python, Siri, Voice input, Voice response
This tutorial will walk you through the basics of building your own digital virtual assistant in Python, complete with voice activation plus response ...
Python Environment Variables vs Secrets20200102095608
Python Environment Variables vs Secrets
January 2, 2020basics of python, environment variables, python, secrets
Environment variables are excellent for managing environmental configurations, but they're not inherently secure. Per environment passwords, API keys...
Top 10 Python Packages20191224104046
Top 10 Python Packages
December 24, 2019machine learning, python, python packages, webapp development
Here are the top 10 Python packages critical to improving your programming experience, and which will immediately let you become a more efficient and ...
How to Build a CI/CD Pipeline for Python20191219095452
How to Build a CI/CD Pipeline for Python
December 19, 2019basics of python, CI/CD, continuous integration, python, Travis CI
DevOps professionals have a bag of tricks to make CI/CD work. But those tricks create a schism between dev and test environments, causing the “works o...
How To Build a Recommendation Engine in Python20191212131324
How To Build a Recommendation Engine in Python
December 12, 2019ecommerce, python, recommendation engine
This tutorial will teach you how to build a simple recommendation engine using Python by analyzing data from previous purchases to help identify items...
How to Convert .py to .exe20191205141431
How to Convert .py to .exe
December 5, 2019.py to .exe, cx_freeze, PyInstaller, python, python executable
How can you distribute your Python code to users who expect to simply click on an executable file? This blog compares two of the most popular options:...
How to Manage Threads in Python20191128140731
How to Manage Threads in Python
November 28, 2019multiprocessing, multithreading, python, queues, threads
Multithreading, multiprocessing and queues can be a great way to speed up Python performance. This blog post can help you understand the differences, ...
Python’s Built-in Packages & Functions20191121095902
Python’s Built-in Packages & Functions
November 21, 2019python, python built-in packages, Python functions, software development
This post explores Python's built-in packages and functions that simplify adoption, increase developer productivity and promote code consistency....
Developing in Containers vs your “Day-to-Day” Machine20191114103431
Developing in Containers vs your “Day-to-Day” Machine
November 14, 2019containers, Dev environment, docker, Reproducibility, software development
Containerized dev environments are isolated from the underlying system. By comparison, ActiveState language runtimes exist as standalone development e...