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Revisiting Rock Paper Scissors in Python
When you learn to program for the first time, you look for (or, perhaps, are assigned) projects that reinforce basic concepts. But how often do you, once you've attained more knowledge and experience, revisit those beginner projects from the perspective of an an advanced programmer?
The Right Way To Compare Floats in Python
Floating-point numbers are a fast and efficient way to store and work with numbers, but they come with a range of pitfalls that have surely stumped many fledgling programmers — perhaps some experienced programmers, too!
3 Tips For Writing Pythonic Code
A common question I’ve seen from beginning Python programmers is, “How do I make my code more Pythonic?” The problem with a word like “Pythonic” is that its meaning is nebulous: it means different things to different people.
Why Can't You Reverse A String With a Flag Emoji?
Some unexpected output leads to an investigation into character encodings, Unicode, and a whole lot of flags.
