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Jim Clyde Monge Jim Clyde Monge
Updated on October 10, 2024

How to Install Python on Windows

Python is one of the most popular and widely used programming languages. Learn three different ways to install it on Windows 10. 

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Luca Liu Luca Liu
Updated on October 10, 2024

How to Fix Error: Externally-Managed-Environment in Pip

Error: externally-managed-environment occurs when a package manager is managing a Python environment, preventing the use of pip. Here’s how to solve it.

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Dorothea Reher Dorothea Reher
Updated on October 08, 2024

Python Date vs. Datetime Objects Explained

Python date is an object that’s used to represent the calendar date with no time of date, while a Python datetime object includes the date and time of day. Here’s how to use them.

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Richmond Alake Richmond Alake
Updated on October 03, 2024

Heap Sort, Explained

Heap sort is a sorting algorithm that organizes elements in an array into a binary heap, and then sorts that heap by moving the largest element in the array. Here’s how to implement it in Python.

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Kay Jan Wong Kay Jan Wong
Updated on September 30, 2024

Python Tree Implementation: A Guide

Trees are non-linear data structures that store data hierarchically and are made up of nodes connected by edges. Here’s how to implement it in Python using bigtree.

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Rakia Ben Sassi Rakia Ben Sassi
Updated on September 10, 2024

Compiler vs. Interpreter in Programming

Compilers and interpreters are used to convert a high-level language into machine code. However, there are differences between how and when they work.

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Yang Zhou Yang Zhou
Updated on September 09, 2024

Python: How to List Files in Directory

In this tutorial, you will learn 5 ways in Python to list all files in a specific directory. Methods include os.listdir(), os.walk(), the glob module and more.

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Harshil Patel Harshil Patel
Updated on September 04, 2024

Quicksort Algorithm: An Overview

Quicksort is a sorting algorithm that uses a divide-and-conquer strategy to split and sort an array. It has a time complexity of O nlogn.

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Giorgos Myrianthous Giorgos Myrianthous
Updated on August 28, 2024

Understanding Duck Typing in Python

Duck typing in Python is a term used to illustrate that code will execute an action based on the types of built-in objects being processed. Here’s what to know.  

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Reza Lavarian Reza Lavarian
Updated on August 14, 2024

How to Fix TypeError: 'Str' Object Is Not Callable in Python

TypeError: 'str' object is not callable occurs when an string value is called as a function and can be solved by renaming the str value. Here’s how.

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