What’s the best-kept productivity secret of code masters? Here’s what ex-Google’s tech lead says is the most important skill as a coder (spoiler: it has to do with the topic of the tutorial): Congratulations – you’re about to become a regular expression master. I’ve not only written the most comprehensive free regular expression tutorial on … Read more
Your Python app is slow? It’s time for a speed booster! Learn how in this tutorial. As you read through the article, feel free to watch the explainer video: Performance Tuning Concepts 101 I could have started this tutorial with a list of tools you can use to speed up your app. But I feel … Read more
Python comes with different profilers. If you’re new to performance optimization, you may ask: what’s a profiler anyway? A performance profiler allows you to monitor your application more closely. If you just run a Python script in your shell, you see nothing but the output produced by your program. But you don’t see how much … Read more
Too much stuff happening in a single plot? No problem—use multiple subplots! This in-depth tutorial shows you everything you need to know to get started with Matplotlib’s subplot() function. If you want, just hit “play” and watch the explainer video. I’ll then guide you through the tutorial: To create a matplotlib subplot with any number … Read more
Too much stuff happening in a single plot? No problem—use multiple subplots! This in-depth tutorial shows you everything you need to know to get started with Matplotlib’s subplots() function. If you want, just hit “play” and watch the explainer video. I’ll then guide you through the tutorial: Let’s start with the short answer on how … Read more
This tutorial is all about the AND operator of Python’s re library. If you’ve been reading this carefully, you may ask: “WHAT — why is there an AND operator for regular expressions?” (And rightly so.) Sure, there’s the OR operator (example: ‘iPhone|iPad’). But what’s the meaning of matching one regular expression AND another? There are different … Read more
This tutorial is all about the or | operator of Python’s re library. You can also play the tutorial video while you read: Related article: Python Regex Superpower – The Ultimate Guide What’s the Python Regex Or | Operator? Given a string. Say, your goal is to find all substrings that match either the string ‘iPhone’ … Read more
Do you want to build wealth? Asset allocation is the process of dividing your portfolio into stocks, bonds, and cash. A famous 1990 study by Kaplan and Ibbotson proves that asset allocation is the most important investment decision for your investment success—far more important than selecting individual securities within the broader asset classes stocks, bonds, … Read more
This article is all about the start of line ^ and end of line $ regular expressions in Python’s re library. These two regexes are fundamental to all regular expressions—even outside the Python world. So invest 5 minutes now and master them once and for all! You can also listen to the video as you scroll … Read more
This article is all about the plus “+” symbol in Python’s re library. Study it carefully and master this important piece of knowledge once and for all! You can also watch the article video while you read over the explanations: Related article: Python Regex Superpower – The Ultimate Guide What’s the Python Re Plus + Quantifier? … Read more
NumPy is full of those little helper functions that boost your productivity and make coding a lot of fun. The NumPy’s fv() function is one of those helpers for financial analysis that will save you a lot of time if you’re working in the financial sector—or if you’re just using NumPy to analyze your own … Read more
It’s a cold Tuesday morning in December. After a long drive in your warm and cozy car—you enjoyed your favorite podcast—you finally arrive at your office. You prepare a hot cup of coffee for you and Mandy, your colleague and best office friend. While filling in the coffee beans (their rough, chocolate aroma fills the … Read more