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There’s always something going on over at realpython.com as far as Python tutorials go.

Here’s what you may have missed this past week:


Python's Array: Working With Numeric Data Efficiently

In this tutorial, you'll dive deep into working with numeric arrays in Python, an efficient tool for handling binary data. Along the way, you'll explore low-level data types exposed by the array module, emulate custom types, and even pass a Python array to C for high-performance processing:

→ realpython.com/python-array


HTTP Requests With Python's urllib.request

In this video course, you'll explore how to make HTTP requests using Python's handy built-in module, urllib.request. You'll try out examples and go over common errors, all while learning more about HTTP requests and Python in general:

→ realpython.com/courses/python-urllib-request


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Python's Magic Methods: Leverage Their Power in Your Classes

In this tutorial, you'll learn what magic methods are in Python, how they work, and how to use them in your custom classes to support powerful features in your object-oriented code:

→ realpython.com/python-magic-methods


The Real Python Podcast – Episode #186: Exploring Python in Excel

Are you interested in using your Python skills within Excel? Would you like to share a data science project or visualization as a single Office file? This week on the show, we speak with Principal Architect John Lam and Sr. Cloud Developer Advocate Sarah Kaiser from Microsoft about Python in Excel:

→ realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/186


Quiz: Python's enumerate()

Once you learn about for loops in Python, you know that using an index to access items in a sequence isn't very Pythonic. So what do you do when you need that index value? In this tutorial, you'll learn all about Python's built-in enumerate(), where it's used, and how you can emulate its behavior:

→ realpython.com/quizzes/python-enumerate


Caching in Python With lru_cache

Caching is an essential optimization technique. In this video course, you'll learn how to use Python's @lru_cache decorator to cache the results of your functions using the LRU cache strategy. This is a powerful technique you can use to leverage the power of caching in your implementations:

→ realpython.com/courses/caching-python-lru


PyCoder's Weekly – Get the Latest Python News & Updates

Become a better Pythonista and stay up-to-date with your weekly dose of Python news & projects:

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