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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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Stephen Gruppetta
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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Stephen Gruppetta

March 2024

The Strange Practices at The Broadcaster's Inn • Broadcasting in NumPy (A NumPy for Numpties article)
It doesn't take long in the NumPy world before you come across broadcasting.
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On a Book, a Hybrid Course, and a Space Invaders Clone in `turtle`
1. The Python Coding Book is out • 2. Beyond the Basics Hybrid Course starting soon • 3. Who wants to write a Space Invaders clone using `turtle`? My…
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If You Find if..else in List Comprehensions Confusing, Read This, Else…
The apparent confusion of where to place if and if..else in list comprehensions
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To Infinity and Beyond • The Infinite `for` Loop
Yes, the `while` loop is what you'd normally use for infinite loops. But you can also use `for` loops, with help from infinite iterators
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Stephen Gruppetta

February 2024

A NumPy Banana Skin • `dtype` (A NumPy for Numpties article)
A peculiar article about a peculiar issue with NumPy and an array's `dtype`
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Stephen Gruppetta
Join Me For a Live Information Session About Cohort Courses This Thursday • Plus Some `datetime.datetime` Magic
A brief announcement email • Hybrid cohort courses • Info session • End of 50% off • Work out the correct time using `datetime.datetime`
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It's Pointless! Or Isn't It? Python's `Ellipsis` Has Three ...
Is the Ellipsis, most commonly used as ..., the most pointless thing there is in Python? Not quite! And one of the stops in this article is NumPy…
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What's In A Name?
Names in Python. Reference counts. Namespaces. And why there can only be one Stephen, sorry to all the others! (in this namespace, at least)
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