Python dictionaries are data structures organized as a collection of key and value pairs. These mapping objects are hash table implementations with 0(1) retrieval. Keys act as unique references to their associated values. Dictionaries store values to blocks of memory, which are directly accessed by key. We can use any immutable type or any tuple containing immutable types as keys. A dictionary’s...
Python: Enforce Type Hints
To enforce Type Hints, copy the enforce_type function and import typing. Decorate your function with @enforce_type. The enforce_type function will raise a TypeError when it detects mismatched types or return the original function when matching types have been passed to the decorated function. It requires decorated functions to include type hints. import typing def enforce_type(func): def...
Python: Comprehensions
Comprehensions build data structures with one or more iterator. This approach reduces syntax and increase efficiency when building lists, dictionaries, or sets from conditional and loop statements. Comprehension Examples # Construct a list with a list comprehension import string alphabet = string.ascii_lowercase alphabet_list = [letter for letter in alphabet] print(alphabet_list) # Construct...
Python: Lists
Python lists are data structures containing a group of elements within a single variable. Elements are access by offset (position), slice (offset range), or iteration. The first element is positioned at “index 0”. You can loop through a list with a “for” and “in” construct. You can also check for an element by value with an “if” and “in”...
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...