Nov 14, 2021A Flask Tutorial in few minutes with SQLite, SQLAlchemy and Jinja2Flask is a web framework written in Python and it’s based on Jinja2 Template Engine and Werkzeug WSGI Toolkit. It’s very fast for someone (or a team) to design and develop a minimalist web application using Flask, compared to other frameworks out there. Today we are going to build a…Flask7 min readFlask7 min read
Jun 25, 2021How To Back Up Windows to iCloudHave you ever wondered if it’s possible to automatically back up Windows files to iCloud, including a system image? It definitely is and here is how. Many people out there own Apple products like an iPhone or a MacBook, with an iCloud account. …Windows 105 min readWindows 105 min read
Published inPython in Plain English·Jun 13, 2021Python Dictionary Comprehensions Made SimpleSo, you are getting good at Python dictionaries, but you must keep stepping up the ladder. — Copying each key and value to another dictionary Traditional way: a = {'hey': 1, 'ho': 2, "let's": 3, 'go': 4} b = {} for k, v in a.items(): b[k] = v print(b) >>> {'hey': 1, 'ho': 2, "let's": 3, 'go': 4} Using Dictionary Comprehensions: a = {'hey': 1, 'ho': 2, "let's": 3, 'go': 4} b = {k: v for…Python3 min readPython3 min read
Published inPython in Plain English·May 29, 2021This is How You Color Print Out in PythonMany Python programmers depend on printing out statements on console, as a GUI isn’t always necessary. The issue sometimes is that a black and white console doesn’t help much when one has several console windows opened and running different functions. For example: Honestly, you are not going to see what’s…Python3 min readPython3 min read
Published inPython in Plain English·May 25, 202121 Python Features — Tips and TricksGetting straight to the point, this is a list of features many Python programmers don’t know exist. 1- Merging dictionaries: d1 = {'a':1, 'b':2} d2 = {'c':3, 'd':4, 'e':'5'} d3 = {**d1, **d2} print(d3) >>> {'y': 10, 'c': 3, 'd': 4, 'e': '5'} 2- Merging dictionaries in Python 3.9: d1 = {'a':1, 'b':2} d2 = {'c':3, 'd':4, 'e':'5'} d3 = d1…Python3 min readPython3 min read
Published inPython in Plain English·May 23, 2021Replacing For Loops With Recursion in PythonAccording to Ronald Graham, Recursion is a method of solving a problem where the solution depends on solutions to smaller instances of the same problem. Differently from what usually people say about Recursion, I would say it’s not that difficult if you start it simple. What makes a function or method recursive? Must always have a base…Python2 min readPython2 min read
Published inPython in Plain English·May 22, 2021Why Multiprocessing Is Not EnoughIn my previous article, I showed in a simple and practical way, how to run a for loop function 3x simultaneously, supposing you have at least 3 processor’s cores available. So, if you haven’t yet, I strongly suggest you to take a look (and practice) on it before landing on…Python4 min readPython4 min read
Published inPython in Plain English·May 18, 2021Parallelism with Python MultiprocessingOne of the hardest things a developer might face is to make his or her code run fast(er). The issue is that many tasks take time to be processed, even on fast computers with several cores. Partially it happens because of Python GIL (Python Global Interpreter Lock) that allows only…Python3 min readPython3 min read
May 18, 2021Paralelismo com Python MultiprocessingUma das grandes dificuldades de todo desenvolvedor é fazer com que seu código seja rápido. O problema é que muitas tarefas levam tempo para serem processadas, mesmo em computadores rápidos e com muitos núcleos. Em partes, isso se deve ao GIL (Python Global Interpreter Lock) que permite que apenas uma…Python2 min readPython2 min read
