ChrisThe best way to convert a CSV file to a Python dictionary is to create a CSV file object f using open(“my_file.csv”) and pass it in the csv.DictReader(f) method. The return value is an iterable of dictionaries, one per row in the CSV file, that maps the column header from the first row to the … Read more
I consider 256 to be a nice, round number. I become annoyed when 10K means 10,000. I’ve written a useless program just for the “fun” of it. In fact, I prefer writing useless programs. I start counting from 0 and end up with one less than everyone else. I write equals as == and not … Read more
Problem Formulation 💡 Challenge: Given a CSV file. How to convert it to an excel file in Python? We create a folder with two files, the file csv_to_excel.py and my_file.csv. We want to convert the CSV file to an excel file so that after running the script csv_to_excel.py, we obtain the third file my_file.csv in … Read more
5 Easy Steps to Convert a CSV to a JSON File You can convert a CSV file to a JSON file by using the following five steps: Import the csv and json libraries Open the CSV as a file object in reading mode using the open(path_to_csv, ‘r’) function in a context manager (=with environment). Load … Read more
Story: This series of articles assume you work in the IT Department of Mason Books. The Owner asks you to scrape the website of a competitor. He would like this information to gain insight into his pricing structure. 💡 Note: Before continuing, we recommend you possess, at minimum, a basic knowledge of HTML and CSS and … Read more
Are you interested in hardware and always have been? Do you catch yourself buying the latest hardware gadgets like Rasperry Pies or Arduino microcontrollers just for fun? And, most importantly, do you think about becoming a hardware developer? You’re in the right place! To summarize the gist of this article in one sentence: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five … Read more
Project Description Story: Assume you work in the IT Department of Right-On Realtors. Your boss asks you to create a simple website the Realtors can query to view current Home Sales. He would like this website created using the Flask framework in Python. In this article, we’ll create a simple website app to query real estate stats … Read more
Coders are often skilled in analytical and creative areas. It doesn’t surprise that with those skills, they often fare well in business and investing too. Examples of skilled coders who are also skilled in finance are Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Marc Andreessen, and myriads more. Those coders with a strong interest in finance became billionaires! … Read more
Taxes are the most significant expense for you as a business owner and as a private person alike. Do you want to create your thriving freelancing business? Congratulations, this has been the best decision in my professional life—and it’s rewarding to earn more money per time spent (Python freelancer average is $61 per hour), be … Read more
Das folgende Python Program implementiert eine einfache Faustformel zur Berechnung der Einkommensteuer in Deutschland: Hier ist ein einfaches Schaubild, dass das Verhältnis von zu versteuertem Einkommen (zvE) und der geschätzten Steuerlast darstellt: Der folgende Python code wurde zur Berechnung dieses Schaubilds herangezogen: Dies ist nur eine Heuristic von dieser Quelle—es scheint aber relativ korrekt zu … Read more
This article compiles the most attractive and most profitable job descriptions in the cloud computing space. Cloud computing is a rapidly changing field—many experts argue that virtually every app will eventually run in a cloud environment. As you’ll see in this article, there are some highly lucrative cloud computing jobs available today. I’ve roughly sorted … Read more
When to Use Two Blank Lines? PEP 8 Style Guide The following two rules will provide you a sufficient heuristic on when to use two blank lines: Surround top-level function and class definitions with two blank lines. Insert two blank lines after the import statements if the code that follows starts with a top-level function … Read more