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Did you know you can test asyncio in #Python by using the `-m` flag? It's a handy way to use asyncio in your interpreter!

How to modify the DPI of an image with #Python and Pillow

How to compress an image in #Python with Pillow and only THREE lines of code! 🐍🚀

How to use a list comprehension to flatten a nested list in #Python 🐍🔥

How to create XML with #Python and it's useful ElementTree module:

How often do you use #Python's support for chained expressions? I don't use it much, but it's handy when I need it. 🐍🚀

How to plot a sine wave with #Python and the bokeh package 🐍📈

How to add an attachment and send it via email with #Python 🐍💌

How to download a file with #Python using the requests package:

Who's still using black? If you don't know what I'm talking about, black is a #Python code formatter

Here's a silly #Python trick that will print out the contents of the current Python file:

How to use a lambda to help sort named tuples in #Python in different ways 🐍🔥

How to add artificial delays to your #Python code using the `time` module 🐍⏰

How to use a #Python lambda as a return value from a function

How to create a thumbnail image from any photo using #Python and Pillow! And you only need FOUR lines of code! 🐍🔥

How to swap two variables in #Python

Need to run a command on a remote machine with #Python? The fabric package makes it easy! 🐍👕 Here's an example:

How to import a #Python module using the module's file location and importlib

Need to get a Windows application's version number? Here's an old example that shows how to do it with #Python

How to download a file over FTP with #Python using ftplib

Need to time small #Python snippets? Try the `timeit` module!

Do you use regular expressions in #Python? If not, here's a simple example to get you started:

How to use a lock with #Python's multiprocessing module

How to use a #Python lambda with the `map()` function to triple each number in a sequence returned from `range()`

Have you tried the fabric package for #Python? You can use Fabric to connect to a remote machine and run commands on it. Here's an example where I ran a docker command:

Need to test is a sequence is populated with Truthy values in #Python? Try using the built-in `all()` function:

Two methods to find the most common number in a list with #Python 🐍🔥

One way to sort a #Python dictionary by value:

Which #Python charting library do you use? 🐍matplotlib 🐍xy 🐍seaborn 🐍plotly 🐍bokeh 🐍altair 🐍plotnine 🐍pygal Or something else?

How to use a lock with #Python's multiprocessing module:

Have you ever created a ternary expression in #Python? A ternary is a one-line conditional statement. Check it out:

Did you know you can do function overloading in #Python with `functools`? Here's an example:

How to create a simple thread pool in #Python 🐍🕸

#Python Pop Quiz 🐍❓ What is the output of the following code? A) An exception is raised B) x=... C) x=Ellipsis D) Something else

How to reverse a string and a list in #Python using the same code!

PyPI exceeded 2 EXABYTES in bandwidth served in 2026 so far! That'scrazy!

Did you know you can add an `else` statement to a `while` loop in #Python? If so, what do you use it for? If not, here's an example:

Have you ever used a generator expression in #Python? If so, what did you use it for?

Want to know how many cores on your CPU with #Python? You can use the multiprocessing module for that 🐍🔥

Did you know you can read a text file in #Python using pathlib? Here's how to do it:

collections.ChainMap is a built-in Python class that groups multiple dictionaries or mappings into a single, updatable view. Instead of merging dictionaries and creating new data structures in memory, it links them by reference so you can search and manage them as one

Have you ever used #Python's deque collection before? A deque is designed specifically for fast, memory-efficient, and thread-safe additions and removals from both ends You can even rotate a deque! Here are some examples: