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

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




Beautiful Soup: Build a Web Scraper With Python

In this tutorial, you'll walk through the main steps of the web scraping process. You'll learn how to write a script that uses Python's Requests library to scrape data from a website. You'll also use Beautiful Soup to extract the specific pieces of information you're interested in:

→ realpython.com/beautiful-soup-web-scraper-python


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Quiz: Using .__repr__() vs .__str__() in Python

In this quiz, you'll test your understanding of Python's dunder repr and dunder str special methods. These methods allow you to control how a program displays an object, making your classes more readable and easier to debug and maintain:

→ realpython.com/quizzes/python-repr-vs-str


Python's Magic Methods in Classes

In this video course, 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/courses/magic-methods-classes


Python Closures: Common Use Cases and Examples

In this tutorial, you'll learn about Python closures. A closure is a function-like object with an extended scope. You can use closures to create decorators, factory functions, stateful functions, and more:

→ realpython.com/python-closure


The Real Python Podcast – Episode #226: PySheets: Spreadsheets in the Browser Using PyScript

What goes into building a spreadsheet application in Python that runs in the browser? How do you make it launch quickly, and where do you store the cells of data? This week on the show, we speak with Chris Laffra about his project, PySheets, and his book "Communication for Engineers.":

→ realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/226


Advanced Python import Techniques

The Python import system is as powerful as it is useful. In this in-depth video course, you'll learn how to harness this power to improve the structure and maintainability of your code:

→ realpython.com/courses/advanced-import-techniques


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:

 → pycoders.com or click here to get the latest issue via email


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