Comprehensions build data structures with one or more iterator. This approach reduces syntax when building lists, dictionaries, or sets from conditional and loop statements. Build a list with a list comprehension import string alphabet = string.ascii_lowercase alphabet_list = [letter for letter in alphabet] print(alphabet_list) Build a dictionary with a dictionary comprehension import string...
Python: A Primer on Lists
Python lists can convert other data types to lists. They can be separated into single values with offset and split or groups of items (slices) with extract. An empty pair of square brackets creates an empty list empty_list = [] Or with the list() function empty_list = list() Convert a string list_from_string = list('triangle') Convert a tuple our_tuple = ('ready', 'set', 'go') list_from_tuple...
Advantages
A tactical advantage uses one’s strength. A strategic advantage leverages another’s weakness.
Measuring Excellence
The ease of achievement rather than the frequency of success measures excellence.
Experts
Expertise is presentation; not a representation of knowledge or trajectory.
Stop Renting
Manufacturers value supply chain; so too should tech. If it’s not your advantage, it’s likely a disadvantage. Own your stack.
God
In a world where data is king, insight is God.
Pricing
Solutions are not about profits, but about problems. The problem — not the solution — dictates the price.
Dependency Inversion w/Mongo Engine + Flask
Page defines our object’s attributes. This allows us to create an object instance with the following attributes: author, content, title, and meta_attributes. /app/domain/page/page_model.py from cms.services.schema.page_schema import PageSchema class Page(PageSchema): """ Page class """ def __init__(self, author, content, title, meta_attributes, *args, **values): """ Instantiate page object...
Semantics
At what point does a pinwheel become a windmill?