In the last post introducing Python, I demonstrated how to make a simple app using variables and conditional statements. In order to do anything really powerful in a given programming language though, ...

If you’re looking for a place to start, W3Schools has a Python tutorial that’s pretty straightforward. It breaks things down ...

Learn the NumPy trick for generating synthetic data that actually behaves like real data.

Python trades runtime speed for programmer convenience, and most of the time it’s a good tradeoff. One doesn’t typically need the raw speed of C for most workaday applications. And when you need to ...

Azure Functions, Microsoft's take on cloud-hosted, serverless, event-driven computing, now officially supports the Python programming language. The general availability of Python support follows a ...

Using Quarto with Observable JavaScript is a great solution for R and Python users who want to create more interactive and visually engaging reports. There’s an intriguing new option for people who ...