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Hello. This is the first post. My plan is to pour useful code snippets, tips and tricks into these pages. I have a fond interest in programming (especially with Python, TypeScript and Golang). Hopefully something within these pages will help you out in your journey.
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Hello. My plan is to pour useful code snippets, tips and tricks into these pages. I have a fond interest in programming (especially with Python, TypeScript and Golang). Hopefully something within these pages will help you out in your journey.
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title: "Why Python Is My Goto"
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date: 2018-07-14T22:48:15-04:00
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draft: true
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keywords: []
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title: "Why Learn Python?"
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date: 2018-07-18T20:48:15-04:00
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draft: false
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keywords: ['python', 'pip', 'pypi']
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description: ""
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tags: ['python', 'pip']
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categories: ['python']
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author: "Dave Gallant"
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# You can also close(false) or open(true) something for this content.
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# P.S. comment can only be closed
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comment: true
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toc: false
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autoCollapseToc: false
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postMetaInFooter: false
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hiddenFromHomePage: false
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# You can also define another contentCopyright. e.g. contentCopyright: "This is another copyright."
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contentCopyright: false
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reward: false
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mathjax: false
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mathjaxEnableSingleDollar: false
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mathjaxEnableAutoNumber: false
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# You unlisted posts you might want not want the header or footer to show
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hideHeaderAndFooter: false
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# You can enable or disable out-of-date content warning for individual post.
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# Comment this out to use the global config.
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#enableOutdatedInfoWarning: false
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flowchartDiagrams:
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enable: false
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options: ""
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sequenceDiagrams:
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enable: false
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options:
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---
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Python is a high-level, general-purpose language that has a wide range of use cases.
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Back-end web server? Sure, Django, Flask, Pyramid?
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Test automation? Pytest
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Python is a high-level, general-purpose language that has a wide range of use cases from the mundanely simple to the increasingly complex.
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<!--more-->
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Do you want to download a webpage? Simple:
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- Glue script?
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- Web crawling?
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- Web server?
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- Testing?
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- Micro-service?
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- Network automation?
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- Data Science?
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- Machine Learning?
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{{< highlight python >}}
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Python is likely a quick way to get any of these tasks done.
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import requests
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Including the abundant number of packages that can be found on [Python Package Index](https://pypi.org/), there is likely a package that can help you.
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print(requests.get('https://www.theregister.co.uk/').text)
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Do you want to download a webpage?
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{{< highlight bash >}}
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pip install requests
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{{< /highlight >}}
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After that, there is any number of things to do with it.
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and then invoke the [Python interpreter](https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/interpreter.html):
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{{< highlight python >}}
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Python 3.7.0 (default, Jun 29 2018, 21:56:58)
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[GCC 7.3.0] on linux
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Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
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>>> import requests
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>>> requests.get('https://www.theregister.co.uk/').text
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{{< /highlight >}}
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After that, there is any number of things that can be done with the results.
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As you can probably note, the syntax is simple and clean, which makes returning to your code months later less of a jarring experience.
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## Popularity
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According to [Stack Overflow Stats](https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2018/), Python has surpassed C# and PHP in popularity and is the 3rd most loved language, after Rust and Kotlin. Interestingly, it is "the most wanted language" for the second year in a row.
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## Drawbacks
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Is Python the magical solution to all the world's problems? No.
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Python is not very suitable for much of the following:
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- Static typing
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- Performance-critical application (i.e. graphically-intense video game)
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- Mobile app development
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- Front-end web development
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## Conclusion
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So should you learn it? or stick with shell scripting?
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Because of Python's simple syntax, dynamic typing and abundant Package Index, it makes the language a great asset to have in your toolchain.
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And it hasn't hurt that giants like Google, Facebook and Microsoft have invested heavily in Python.
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## Resources
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This list includes some truly remarkable resources for improving your Python:
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- https://www.realpython.com
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- https://pythonbytes.fm/ (podcast)
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- https://talkpython.fm/ (podcast)
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- https://awesome-python.com/
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