Python

A collection of blog articles and code related to Python that I've curated.

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Downloading the code

The simplest way to download the code is to clone the repository with git clone:

git clone https://github.com/kurtispykes/python.git

The steps

1. git clone <repo>
2. cd <repo>
3. pip install virtualenv (if you don't already have virtualenv installed)
4. virtualenv venv to create your new environment (called 'venv' here)
5. venv/bin/activate.bat to enter the virtual environment
6. pip install -r requirements.txt to install the requirements in the current environment

Table of Contents

Python Primer

• Getting Started with Object Oriented Programming in Python 3
• An Introduction To Exception Handling in Python 3
• Inheritance: Getting to grips with OOP in Python
• Python Iterators & Generators
• Python Decorators
• Python Namespaces and Scopes
• Python *args & **kwargs

Data Structures & Algorithms

1. Big O Notation Explained By An ML Engineer
2. The Array Data Structure Explained
3. The Stack Data Structure Explained
4. The Queue Data Structure Explained

NumPy x Pandas

• Vectorization in Python: See Full Code
• Working with NumPy Arrays: Indexing: See Full Code
• Working with NumPy Arrays: Slicing: See Full Code
• Slicing & Indexing with Pandas: See Full Code

Testing

• The Rules of Unit Test: 5 Best Practices