This article compiles a list of little surprises in the Python programming language. Check out the following Instagram post to see them in an interactive mode (swipe right). View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Python Blog (@finxter.com_) on Nov 11, 2019 at 10:35pm PST Here are the best easter eggs: The … Read more
Problem: Given a string and a filename. How to write the string into the file with filename using only a single line of Python code? Example: You have filename ‘hello.txt’ and you want to write string ‘hello world!’ into the file. How to achieve this? In this tutorial, you’ll learn four ways of doing it … Read more
Let’s be clear: you learn Python to get a job. Sure, coding is a fun, fulfilling hobby. But at the end of the day, we all dream of getting that developer job and finally putting our hard-earned skills to good use earning a comfortable six–figure salary: And no wonder because being a professional Pythonista has … Read more
Summary: To use an elif branch in the ternary operator, use another ternary operator as the result of the else branch (nested ternary operator). The nested ternary operator x if c0 else y if c1 else z returns x if condition c0 is met, else if (elif) condition c1 is met, it returns y, else … Read more
What if you have a ternary operator that’s very long? Problem: How to write the ternary operator in multiple lines? Short Recap: Ternary Operator Ternary Operator: The most basic ternary operator x if c else y consists of three operands x, c, and y. It is an expression with a return value. The ternary operator … Read more
Problem: How to write the ternary operator in a lambda function? Example: Say, you’ve got the following example: The function f(x) takes one argument x and increases it by 10% if the argument is larger than 100. Otherwise, it increases it by 5%. In this article, you’ll learn how to convert this code snippet into … Read more
Problem: Given a dictionary and a key. Can you use the ternary operator to return the key from the dictionary, but only if it exists to avoid the key error? If the key doesn’t exist, a “fall-back” function should be executed. Example: Say, you want to do something like the following (pseudocode): Ternary Operator Short … Read more
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You may know the ternary operator x if c else y in Python which reads as “return x if c else return y“. But you may not know that you can also write the ternary operator in a shorter form as (y, x)[c]. Let’s dive into this concise way of hacking your own ternary operator! … Read more
In this one-liner tutorial, you’ll learn about the popular sorting algorithm Quicksort. Surprisingly, a single line of Python code is all you need to write the Quicksort algorithm! Problem: Given a list of numerical values (integer or float). Sort the list in a single line of Python code using the popular Quicksort algorithm! Example: You … Read more
This is a running document in which I’ll answer all questions regarding the single line of Python code. If you want to become a one-liner wizard, check out my book “Python One-Liners”! 🙂 This document contains many interactive code shells and videos to help you with your understanding. However, it’s pretty slow because of all … Read more
Problem: Say, you have a dictionary {0: ‘Alice’, 1: ‘Bob’} and you want to create a list of dictionaries with copies of the original dictionary: [{0: ‘Alice’, 1: ‘Bob’}, {0: ‘Alice’, 1: ‘Bob’}, {0: ‘Alice’, 1: ‘Bob’}]. You use list comprehension with a “throw-away” loop variable underscore _ to create a list of 3 elements. … Read more