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Not Functions, But Classes; Exploring Scope; All About Asterisks; and More

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Python’s “Functions” Are Sometimes Classes
Ever use list() or enumerate()? Think of them as functions? They’re not, they’re classes. Sometimes we call classes functions in Python. Why? And what’s a “callable”?
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Exploring Scopes and Closures in Python
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All You Need to Know About Asterisks in Python
The * is for more than multiplication, it is also the basis for the two deconstruction operators: * and **. Learn the ins-and-outs of using *args, **kwargs, deconstruction, and forcing keyword-arguments-only in functions.
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Useful Python Decorators for Data Scientists
Marton Trencseni posted Useful Python decorators for Data Scientists, a follow-up to the article included in Issue #525. It got posted on Hacker News and strong opinions ensued. Read the article, then weigh in.
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Python Standard Library Changes in Recent Years
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How to Create a Command-Line Application With argparse
Scripts often need either configuration or data to proceed and for many situations this can be passed in on the command line. The standard library argparse helps you parse arguments, add help info, and even alias your commands.
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A Quick Way to Animate Your Python Plots
There are lots of choices when developing animated plots, many of which have a steep learning curve. Learn how to create animated GIFs through matplotlib and ImageIO to bash something out quickly.
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Lesser Known Django Management Commands
You probably know about runserver, migrate and shell, but there are lots more Django management commands. Learn about diffsettings, sendtestemail, inspectdb, and showmigrations.
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Animating Regular Expressions With Python and Graphviz
Visualizing regular expressions can help you understand how they work and what a particular expression accomplishes. Read on to learn how to use Graphviz to better understand your regex.
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Build a CRUD Application Using Django, React & Docker
Step-by-step instructions on creating a web application with a React front-end and the Django Rest Framework as a back-end and all tied together with Docker for distribution.
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What’s in Which Python
A quick listing of what features were added in which version of Python, going back to Python 2.1 and including links to corresponding PEPs.
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Native Type/Dunder-Methods in Python
Learn how to make your classes act like native data types through the implementation of double-underscore magic methods.
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The Unreasonable Effectiveness of f-strings and re.VERBOSE
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