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Automating YAML File Updates with Jinja Templates

Use PyYAML + Jinja templating to simplify and speed up your configuration workflow

Mastering timezones in Python with UTC

This is the reason why you should use UTC for anything time-related.

A Beginner’s Guide to Using OpenAI API with Python

Learn how to connect Python to OpenAI's API and build smart workflows in minutes.

An Overview of Companies using the FastAPI and Django Python Web Frameworks

See which major tech players are using Python's top web frameworks: Django and FastAPI

An Introduction to t-strings in Python 3.14

New string formatter that brings security and structure to dynamic string composition.

Running Shell Commands in Python (the right way)

Leverage the subprocess module, but know there's a difference between subprocess.run() and subprocess.Popen()

Paths in Python: Comparing os.path and pathlib modules

A quick guide to simplifying file path management in Python

Python = vs ==: Understanding the Key Difference Between Assignment and Equality Operators

Learn when to use = for assignment and == for comparison to avoid common Python mistakes

The purpose of __pycache__ directory

And here's why you don't need to touch it (for the most part)

Cerberus: The One Package You Need for Data Validation

Plus: NumPy 2 release on the horizon, a tutorial on data cleaning, and more

The difference between Break vs Continue in Python

Using the `get` method to fetch values from a Python dictionary

Here's a quick tutorial as to why you should use this versus a try and except block.