How to Use Python 3.X (3.9, 3.10, or 3.11) as Default for “python3” in Linux?

Ready to embrace the power of Python 3.11 as your default Python3 version? 🐍 Let’s make it happen! Just follow these simple steps: 1️⃣ First, let’s check your current default Python version. Open your terminal and run the following command: python3 –version In my AWS instance, the command python3 pointed to my installed Python version … Read more

How to Update Python?

Python gets updated roughly once per year with a major update and security fixes. So, Python’s update cycle is 12 months. The end-of-life, i.e., the period during which one Python version is supported, is normally set to 5 years. The following graphic shows a great screenshot of supported and unsupported Python versions at the time … Read more

How to Change File Permissions in Python?

Problem Formulation and Solution Overview When a new file or folder is created, it comes with its own set of default permissions. From time to time, you will need to adjust these permissions. To follow this article, download the finxter.csv file and move this file to the current working directory. What are File Permissions? File … Read more

How to Install the Solidity Compiler via Docker on Ubuntu?

In this article, we continue building on our previous topic, the Solidity compiler installation: 🌍 Previous Topic: Solidity Compiler Installation (NPM) The previous article was focused on an installation via npm, and in this article, we’ll go through the installation and use of the Solidity compiler via Docker. 🌍 Related Tutorials: Install Solidity Compiler via … Read more

Extract File Name From the Path, No Matter What the os/path Format

Summary: os.path.basename(path) enables us to get the file name from the path, no matter what the os/path format. Another workaround is to use the ntpath module, which is equivalent to os.path. ✨Problem: How to extract the filename from a path, no matter what the operating system or path format is? For example, let’s suppose that … Read more

Desktop Developer — Income and Opportunity

Before we learn about the money, let’s get this question out of the way: What Is a Desktop Developer? Let’s have a look at the definition first: A desktop developer is a software developer creating software applications for desktop-based operating systems like macOS, Windows, and Linux. In some cases, these applications don’t require an uninterrupted … Read more

The Ultimate Guide to Installing Ghostscript

In this article we explore how to install Ghostscript on numerous different platforms and operating systems. What is Ghostcript? Why install it? What is Ghostscript, and why would we want to install it? To understand this we should first learn about Postscript. Postscript Postscript is a page description language geared towards desktop publishing documents. If … Read more

Unix SED Developer – Income and Opportunity

Annual Income How much does a Unix sed Developer make per year? The average annual income of a sed/awk Developer is between $64,581 and $77,646 according to Glassdoor (source). Let’s have a look at the hourly rate of Sed Developers next! Hourly Rate Sed Developers are well-paid on freelancing platforms such as Upwork or Fiverr. … Read more