This tutorial will examine several methods and best practices for reading a file line-by-line in the Python programming language. Reading a file line-by-line will be useful for parsing log files, CSV spreadsheet files, or even reading files you have generated from an application yourself. Line… Read More »Read a File Line by Line in Python [3 Methods]
This article shows you how to use the string.replace() method in Python to replace elements in a string of characters and includes useful examples. Python String replace Syntax The replace() function can be called on existing string variables like so: string.replace(find, new, count) Where: string is the existing string… Read More »Python String replace Method [With Examples]
The title pretty much explains this project- it’s a tank, that can shoot BBs – powered by a Raspberry Pi and Python Code. It’s pretty awesome. This is part one of a two-parter and handles all of the hardware and wiring and a Python script for test… Read More »Raspberry Pi & Python Powered Tank
The Python range() function returns an immutable sequence of integers between a given start and endpoint, incrementing by a given amount. Python range Syntax Here’s the syntax for the Python range() function: range(start, stop, step) Note that: start is the integer to start incrementing from – it will be included in… Read More »Python range Function – How to Use It [With Examples]
We like Python. Anaconda is a popular distribution of Python and the R programming languages, which includes package management and deployment tools, with hundreds of packages pre-installed. Anaconda is aimed at data scientists and people working with machine learning, but it’s useful for anyone. It… Read More »How to Install Anaconda (Python & R) on Ubuntu
This article takes you through the creation of a COVID vaccination rate notifier. This project works by scraping data from the web and then displaying system notifications with Python. It hasn’t been the greatest year – but there’s light at the end of the tunnel.… Read More »COVID Vaccination Rate Notifier [Project] – Scraping and Displaying with Python
In this project, we take you through building, packaging, and publishing a command-line application using Python to resize and watermark images. Whenever I complete an article for LinuxScrew, I need to go through and add watermarks and make other small adjustments to any photos I’ve… Read More »Building a Python Script to Resize & Watermark Images [Code Included]
This tutorial explains how to create loops in Python by using the “while” statement. Included below are the syntax and examples. In programming (and thus, in Python), a loop is a statement which will execute a block of code repeatedly until a condition is met, or… Read More »Python “while” Loops [with Examples]
There is a useful function in Python called ‘sleep()’. It’s part of the ‘time’ module and allows you to pause, sleep, wait, or stop a Python script or application. Python can be used to make useful command-line tools to streamline your workflow, but sometimes you… Read More »Python time.sleep() to Pause, Sleep, Wait or Stop a Python Script
In Python, there’s an easy way to sort lists: using the sort() method. This tutorial explains how to use sort(), with examples. We’ve covered the following in Python: Removing list items Checking if items are in lists Finding items in lists Now it’s time to… Read More »Python List ‘sort()’ Method – Sorting Lists in Python Easily