🪟 To update Python on Windows, first, check your current Python version by running python -V in the command prompt. Then, go to the Python’s official website, download the installer for the version you wish to update to, and run it, ensuring you select the option to add python.exe to the PATH. 🐧 On Linux, … Read more
In Python, you can use the glob module’s glob.glob(pattern) function to find all the pathnames matching a specified pattern (e.g., ‘*.py’) according to the rules used by the Unix shell, which includes functionality for wildcard matching that can be used similarly to regular expressions for filename matching. Here’s a minimal example that filters out all … Read more
Appending data to a CSV file is a common task in data processing. But what if the CSV file doesn’t exist yet? Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to append a dictionary to a non-existent CSV file using Python’s csv module. Prerequisites: 🧑💻 Step 1: Import CSV and OS Python Libraries 🧑💻 Step 2: Check … Read more
Imagine you have a project that requires you to process tons of text files, and these files are scattered throughout your folder hierarchy. By the time you finish reading this article, you’ll be equipped with the knowledge to efficiently fetch all the .txt files in any folder using Python. Method 1: The Os Module The … Read more
Does the nature of your work involve going through a folder full of dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of files? What if you were told to organize those files according to their extension in a subdirectory, imagine how boring and time-consuming such a task would be if the files contain dozens of extensions! What if … Read more
Problem Formulation Given is a text file, say my_text_file.txt. How to modify its content in your Windows PowerShell working directory? I’ll start with the most direct method to solve this problem in 90% of cases and give a pure PowerShell method afterward. By the way, you can learn all about becoming a PowerShell developer in … Read more
I’m currently working on a website project for the Finxter ecosystem, where I’m given a folder with subfolders (and subfolders within) that contain image files. Example folder structure: folder — subfolder1 —- image1.jpg —- image2.jpg —- image3.jpg — subfolder2 —-image1.jpg —-image2.jpg Across the subfolders, the files may have the same name, which causes an issue … Read more
Lazy as I am, I name all temporary code files code.py when I try something in Python. Today, once again, I needed to find one of my code.py files because of a code snippet I was interested in. Being a Python enthusiast, I wondered: 👉 How can I find all files that match a certain … Read more
To list directories in Python, import the os module and call the os.listdir() function on a specific directory. 💡 Info: The os module provides a way to interact with the operating system. It is part of the standard library within Python 3. You can use the os.path() module to check if each item in the … Read more
This article shows you how to execute Python commands in the Shell. ℹ️ The Shell is known as a command-line interface because it interacts with the Operating System. In Windows, it is referred to as the Command Prompt. In Linux, the Terminal. Let’s start learning how to use the Shell! Access the Shell This section … Read more
The termios module is a Python built-in module on Unix-like systems such as Linux, Ubuntu, and macOS. See this part of the documentation that shows how it’s only focused on Unix systems: How to Fix any Error: No Module Named ‘termios’? Because termios is part of the Python standard library on Unix operating systems, you … Read more
Problem Formulation and Solution Overview This article will show you how to create and execute a batch file in Python. ℹ️ Info: A batch or .bat file is a file that contains commands to be executed in the order specified. This file type can organize and automate tasks that need to be run regularly without … Read more