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if __name__ == "__main__": the Python entry point
The if name == "main" guard defines a Python program's entry point: it distinguishes direct file execution from importing the...
strip() and lower(): Preparing User Text 🧹
A user may enter the correct word with extra spaces or different letter case. Python treats "Alpha", " Alpha ",...
ord(), chr(), and Cyclic Letter Shifts in Python 🔐
A string contains characters, but a computer stores every character as a numeric code. Python provides two built-in functions for...
How Functions Work Together in Python 🧩
A small function normally handles one clear task. A real program, however, contains several tasks: receive data, process it, display...
ANSI Color Table for Python 🎨
ANSI escape codes can change terminal text colors. Print a color code before the text and a reset code after...
Event Loop in Python: How asyncio Enables Concurrent Execution
Event loop is the heart of asyncio. It doesn't run code in parallel across multiple threads. Instead, it switches between...
pytest-django: Testing Django
Covered topics: Installation, @pytest.mark.djangodb, Fixtures, Testing views.
pip: Python Package Manager
Covered topics: Installing packages, Upgrading and removing, requirements.txt, Virtual environment.
run_in_executor and anyio: Sync Libraries in Async Code
Sometimes you need to call a synchronous library from async code without blocking the event loop.
Async Context Managers: async with and @asynccontextmanager
Async context managers manage resources in async code — connections, files, transactions.
pathlib: Working with Paths in Python
pathlib is the modern way to work with filesystem paths instead of plain strings.
Installing Python
Choose the instructions for your operating system, install a currently supported Python 3 release, and verify that it runs from...
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