In Python, operators are special symbols, combinations of symbols, or keywords that designate some type of computation. You can combine objects and operators to build expressions that perform the actual computation. So, operators are the building blocks of expressions, which you can use to manipulate your data. Therefore, understanding how operators work in Python is essential for you as a programmer. In this tutorial, you’ll learn about the operators that Python currently supports. You’ll also learn the basics of how […]

Unlocking Python’s true potential in terms of speed through shared-memory parallelism has traditionally been limited and challenging to achieve. That’s because the global interpreter lock (GIL) doesn’t allow for thread-based parallel processing in Python. Fortunately, there are several work-arounds for this notorious limitation, which you’re about to explore now! To get the most out of this advanced tutorial, you should understand the difference between concurrency and parallelism. You’ll benefit from having previous experience with multithreading in programming languages other than […]

Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a method of structuring a program by bundling related properties and behaviors into individual objects. In this tutorial, you’ll learn the basics of object-oriented programming in Python. Conceptually, objects are like the components of a system. Think of a program as a factory assembly line of sorts. At each step of the assembly line, a system component processes some material, ultimately transforming raw material into a finished product. An object contains data, like the raw or […]

From restaurant e-menus to airline boarding passes, QR codes have numerous applications that impact your day-to-day life and enrich the user’s experience. Wouldn’t it be great to make them look good, too? With the help of this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use Python to generate beautiful QR codes for your personal use case. In its most basic format, a QR code contains black squares and dots on a white background, with information that any smartphone or device with a […]

In August 2023, Python 3.12.0rc1 came out! With several exciting features, improvements, and optimizations, this release is only two steps away from the final release scheduled for October. If you want to stay on the cutting edge, then you must give it a try. But note that you shouldn’t use it in production. Another exciting release was Python in Excel, which allows you to leverage the power of Python inside your Excel workbooks. You’ll be able to use Python’s data […]

Django is a fully featured Python web framework that you can use to build complex web applications. In this tutorial, you’ll jump in and learn Django by completing an example project. You’ll follow the steps to create a fully functioning web application and, along the way, learn what some of the most important features of the framework are and how they work together. At the end of this tutorial, you’ll have a working portfolio website to showcase your projects. If […]