Tips for writing better Python code
I was a very experienced programmer when I started using Python. So I wrote some very bad Python code. Each language has its own way of doing things. The more you learn the language,...
I was a very experienced programmer when I started using Python. So I wrote some very bad Python code. Each language has its own way of doing things. The more you learn the language,...
From time to time I have the pleasure to mentor fellow Python developers. I enjoy sharing my experiences and helping others to keep moving and improving. Here are a few examples. I met Jack...
A client contacted me when they realised that the Python materials for their developers’ bootcamp wasn’t quite up to scratch. With my client we reviewed the outline and it was very clear to me...
A client asked me to write a Python manuscript which they will be turning into an ebook and a video course. They gave me a lot of guidance to make sure it works well...
Requests over the internet or coming from a hardware device like a harddisk can take many many CPU cycles. async/await with asyncio is a great way to minimise time waiting for I/O. However it...
Write your own games, simulations and demonstrations with PyGameCreate interactive graphical applications for serious funA 3 hour workshop, EuroPython 2019, Basel, Switzerland I thoroughly enjoyed being at the 2019 EuroPython conference in Basel. I...
“Advanced Python Development. Using Powerful Language Features in Real-World Applications”Author Matthew Wilkes605 pagesPublished by Apress Media, 2020 I was fortunate to be asked to be a technical reviewer for an advanced Python book. Purely...
Learning Tree International is a long-established and well-respected international training company. I have been delivering Python courses for Learning Tree since 2019, face to face in their London training centre, on-site at various organisations,...
This was a great topic to talk about. I have done some asynchronous programming before, and teach it as part of an Advanced Python course. But in preparation for creating this video I got...
I’ve been ‘lucky’ enough to get a steady stream of Python training assignments. ‘Lucky’ in the sense of ‘where opportunity meets preparation’. Recently I had a long message from a fellow Python developer on...