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Giorgos Myrianthous Giorgos Myrianthous
Updated on February 21, 2024

What Does “If __name__ == ‘__main__’” Do in Python?

__name__ is a special variable in Python. “If __name__== ‘__main__’” is a conditional statement that tells the Python interpreter under what conditions the main method should be executed.  

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Seyma Tas Seyma Tas
Updated on February 21, 2024

Garbage Collection and Memory Management in Python

Garbage collection in Python is an automated memory management process that deletes objects when they’re no longer in use. Learn how it works.

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Victor Blasco Victor Blasco
Updated on February 21, 2024

How to Make Videos That Earn Customer Confidence

Ready to expand your marketing strategy to reach more customers? Our expert explores how to create high-quality video content, with real video examples.

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Ala Shaabana Ala Shaabana
Updated on February 20, 2024

What the Next President’s Economic Policies Will Mean for Tech

The incumbent wants to promote innovation. The likely GOP nominee wants to protect American business. Both strategies will determine the trajectory of the U.S. tech sector for years to come.

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Rik Ferguson Rik Ferguson
Updated on February 20, 2024

AI Is Accelerating the Post-Trust Era. Is Your Business Ready?

Just as AI gives threat actors a whole new suite of tools to execute attacks, its increasing implementation opens new vulnerabilities as well. Our expert offers tips for protecting yourself.

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Matt Gardner Matt Gardner
Updated on February 20, 2024

Why Artificial Intelligence Will Never Replace Your Back Office

As AI becomes increasingly integrated into the business landscape, you need to realize its inherent limitations and where humans are superior.

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Mohamed Khey Mohamed Khey
Updated on February 20, 2024

How to Connect to SSH Without a Password

Secure shell protocol (SSH) enables secure data connection and remote command execution. Here’s how to configure SSH for passwordless logins. 

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Rob Bier Rob Bier
Updated on February 20, 2024

Struggling to Scale Your Startup? Try Taking a Step Back.

Our expert examines five reasons startups work so well in the beginning, where things go wrong and how to recapture that early-day magic.

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Yancy Dennis Yancy Dennis
Updated on February 16, 2024

A Guide to HowDoI in Python

HowDoI is a command line utility in Python that allows you to search the internet for answers to programming questions. Here’s how to use it.

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Alex Zelinsky Alex Zelinsky
Updated on February 16, 2024

3 Ways to Find the Maximum Value in a JavaScript Array

Arrays are a versatile structure in JavaScript that holds multiple data types. Find the maximum value in an array using for loop, math.max() and the reduce method.

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