Working with missing data is an essential skill for any data analyst or data scientist! In many cases, you’ll want to replace your missing data, or NaN values, with zeroes. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use Pandas to… Read More »Pandas: Replace NaN with Zeroes
Conditional statements, or if-else statements, allow you to control the flow of your code. Understanding the power of if-else statements allows you to become a stronger Python programmer. This is because they allow you to execute only certain parts of… Read More »Python If-Else Statements with Multiple Conditions
The Python startswith method is used to check if a string starts with a specific substring. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use the Python startswith function to evaluate whether a string starts with one or more substrings. Being… Read More »Python String startswith: Check if String Starts With Substring
The Python endswith method is used to check if a string ends with a specific substring. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use the Python endswith method to evaluate whether a string ends with one or more substrings. Being… Read More »Python String endswith: Check if String Ends With Substring
When working with files programmatically, you’ll often want to know how large a file is. This can be helpful when transferring files or copying files. Python provides a number of built-in methods of doing this, including using the os and… Read More »How to Get File Size in Python in Bytes, KB, MB, and GB
The Python AttributeError is a common one that can mean different things. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to solve the Python AttributeError: ‘dict’ object has no attribute ‘append’ error. The solution to the error can be interpreted in different… Read More »How to Fix: Python AttributeError: ‘dict’ object has no attribute ‘append’
JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) is one of the most common formats you’ll encounter when working with data – especially web data. Being able to convert the format into other formats, such as CSV, is an important skill. In this tutorial,… Read More »How to Convert JSON to CSV in Python
Being able to work with and round floating point values, or decimal values, in Python is an important skill. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to round to decimal places in Python, including learning how to round up or down.… Read More »How to Round to 2 Decimal Places in Python
Python allows you to work with floating point values in standard notations and scientific notation. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use scientific notation to convert and suppress floating point values to and from scientific notation. Scientific notation refers… Read More »Python Scientific Notation: Converting and Suppressing
Working with strings is an essential skill for a Python developer of any skill level. In many cases, this means cleaning strings, such as trimming either the front or end of a string. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to… Read More »How to Remove First or Last Character From a Python String
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to fix one of the most common Python errors: SyntaxError – EOL while scanning string literal. There are three main causes for this error and this tutorial will help you resolve each of these… Read More »How to Fix: Python SyntaxError – EOL while scanning string literal
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use NumPy to map a function over an array using different methods such as NumPy vectorize. Being able to apply the same function to each element in an array is an important skill.… Read More »NumPy: Best Ways to Map a Function Over an Array
