To check the Python version in your shell, you can use the following alternatives (aliases): Terminal: The following commands can be used to check the Python version in your terminal. Note that the first and second are aliases whereas the third one provides more information about the built. python –version python -V python -VV Note … Read more
Problem If you run Python in your terminal or shell, you may have realized that there are two ways to do so: using the “python” command and using the “py” command. What’s the difference? Example Say, you want to check your Python version. You can run both commands and the output is different! Here’s using … Read more
To check the default Python version on your macOS, use the command python –version in your terminal. In particular, use the following four steps to check the Python version on your Mac operating system. Press CMD + Space to open Spotlight. Type “terminal” and press enter. Execute command: type python –version or python -V and … Read more
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Problem Formulation If you print an octal number, Python uses the prefix ‘0o’ to indicate that it’s a number in the octal system and not in the decimal system like normal integers. However, if you already know that the output numbers are octal, you don’t necessarily need the ‘0o’ prefix. How to print oct numbers … Read more
Problem Formulation If you print a hexadecimal number, Python uses the prefix ‘0x’ to indicate that it’s a number in the hexadecimal system and not in the decimal system like normal integers. However, if you already know that the output numbers are hexadecimal, you don’t necessarily need the ‘0x’ prefix. How to print hex numbers … Read more
Problem Formulation If you print a binary number, Python uses the prefix ‘0b’ to indicate that it’s a number in the binary system and not in the decimal system like normal integers. However, if you already know that the output numbers are binary, you don’t necessarily need the ‘0b’ prefix. How to print binary numbers … Read more
Half an hour ago, my friend and coauthor of the textbook “Coffee Break NumPy” asked me the following question via WhatsApp: Problem Formulation How would you solve the problem of interleaving two strings in Python: Input: String s1= “AAA” and string s2 = “BBBBB” Output: String s=”ABABABBB” Being obsessed with finding the most Pythonic way … Read more
Note that this tutorial concerns NumPy arrays. To learn how to print lists without brackets check out this tutorial: How to Print a List Without Brackets in Python? Problem Formulation Given a NumPy array of elements. If you print the array to the shell using print(np.array([1, 2, 3])), the output is enclosed in square brackets … Read more
Problem Formulation Given a set of elements. If you print the list to the shell using print({1, 2, 3}), the output is enclosed in curly brackets (braces) like so: {1, 2, 3}. But you want the set without brackets like so: 1, 2, 3. How to print the set without enclosing brackets? Method 1: Unpacking … Read more
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We hear more and more about natural language processing. In today’s world, the amount of text content produced is growing exponentially. In order to process a text with a machine learning model, it is important to find certain information and numerical features about the text. What Are N-Grams? N-Grams are one of the tools to … Read more