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What's The Difference Between NumPy's `arange()` and `linspace()` (A NumPy for Numpties article)
They both generate NumPy arrays with evenly spaced values, but they're not the same
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Stephen Gruppetta
After You. No, I Insist, You Go First • Python's Operator Precedence
Some topics are boring, and Python's operator precedence is one of them. Let's fix that…
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Stephen Gruppetta

June 2024

If Feynman Were Teaching Today… A Simplified Python Simulation of Diffusion
Understanding the real world is not always easy. A Python simulation can help. And let's find ways of making it efficient, too.
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Stephen Gruppetta
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The Trees in the Woods (Data Structures in the Real World #1)
When you're out and about in the real world and come across actual objects (not the Python ones), do you ever ask yourself what Python data structure…
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`bytes`: The Lesser-Known Python Built-In Sequence • And Understanding UTF-8 Encoding
The `bytes` data type looks a bit like a string, but it isn't a string. Let's explore it and also look at the main Unicode encoding, UTF-8
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May 2024

`dict()` is More Versatile Than You May Think
A short article to explore the various ways you can use `dict()` to create a dictionary.
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A Sequence of Lazy Turtle Aliens
An overview of the latest three articles I wrote for Real Python
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Where's William? How Quickly Can You Find Him? • What's a Python Hashable Object?
You can ignore reading about hashable objects for quite a bit. But eventually, it's worth having an idea of what they are.
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The Magician's Sleight of Hand
A Python switcheroo that will leave the audience stunned
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Stephen Gruppetta

April 2024

"It works!" is The Most Dangerous Phrase in Programming • Understanding `itertools.groupby()`
"I'll skip reading the docs. I don't need them" is another one! Follow this real-life saga (!) while I was using `itertools.groupby()`
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Rambling Reflections • Twelve Months of The Python Coding Stack
When I started The Python Coding Stack one year ago, I had one rule: Ignore all other rules. This is a personal essay to mark this arbitrary milestone.
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"I'm One of You!" Said the Function to the Other Objects
What does "functions are first-class objects in Python" mean?
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