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wmtscheduler: How to Export ICS to Calendars
If you use WMT scheduler to manage your work schedules, this tutorial is for you. Though the wmtscheduler tool has gained popularity among people for managing their work assignments, but its closed ecosystem creates friction when syncing with mainstream calendar apps. While you will not face any problems in managing your work schedules, the lack […]
Read MoreChatterbot: Make Your Own Chatbot with Python
Every business is now turning towards chatbots to simplify their business processes. While the efficiency of chatbots is debatable and it is a debate for another day, today let us learn how to build your own chatbot. When there are multiple tools to develop your chatbot, Python has a dedicated library named ChatterBot. This library […]
Read MorePython Flatten List: Work with Nested Structures
Working with lists in Python is a core skill for any programmer, from data scientists to web developers. One of the most common challenges is flattening a list. This challenge is very common if you are regularly dealing with nested structures. In this detailed guide, we will explain the many ways to flatten a list […]
Read Morenp.reshape in NumPy: How to Manipulate Array
Python has a dedicated scientific computing ecosystem: NumPy. It is the foundation for multiple numerical operations. One very important and useful function is the reshape. You might have come across this feature as “np.reshape” which is short for NumPy reshape. This function is very helpful when you want to manipulate array dimensions. Whether you are […]
Read Morematplotlib inline: Magic Command for Plotting
Python is fun and powerful as a stand-alone tool, but it gets more powerful and fun when used with other tools. One such tool is Jupyter Notebooks. If you use matplotlib along with Jupyter Notebooks for data visualization, you would have come across this phrase “%matplotlib inline”. But what does it actually do? Why is […]
Read MorePython Socket: Technical Guide for Beginners and Experts
If you are interested in the network programming side of Python, you have come to the right place. The socket module is a basic tool for enabling communication between devices. Understanding this will help you in developing chat applications, building custom protocol, and so many more applications. Instead of just the applications, we recommend learning […]
Read Moreargh: How to Create Clean and Maintainable CLIs
Building command-line tools is fun and engaging. From automation scripts to system utilities, many Python applications need to interact with users via the terminal. One often overlooked but powerful library that simplifies this process is argh. Though this sounds like a sound of disappointment, argh is quite the opposite. This article is your comprehensive guide […]
Read Morepytesseract in Python: How to Build OCR Function
pytesseract is a Python wrapper for Google’s Tesseract-OCR Engine. This wrapper lets you extract text from images with just a few lines of code. This tool will be very helpful to you if you are working with document digitization, data extraction, and image-to-text conversion if you know the basics of Python, which you will, if […]
Read MorePython Define Function: Step-by-Step Instructions
When you get more familiar with programming, you will feel the need for “code reuse”. Functions make code reuse easy. To understand functions, let us take an example. If your friend needs the instructions to come to your house, either you can give them a step-by-step instruction list, or make it easier by referencing landmarks. […]
Read MorePython ++: Understanding this Increment Operator
If you have ever used languages like C, C++, or Java, you might have seen the classic increment operators: “++” and “–“. They are the common operators for quickly increasing or decreasing values by one. However, if you do the same in Python, like using “i++” in a Python program, you will see an error. […]
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