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How to use GitHub Actions

In our advanced course on building REST APIs, we teach how to use Travis-CI to run unit tests and linting for your project. Since launching the course, GitHub has launched their own CI/CD workflow tool called GitHub Actions and many students…
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Installing Python on macOS using PyEnv for beginners

In this post I'll explain how to install Python using PyEnv on a macOS machine. This tutorial is also available in video form here: https://www.youtube.com/embed/-5vd5GEpF-w What is PyEnv and why use it? macOS comes with Python…
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Traditional vs Single Page websites and which language to learn

This post is an answer I gave to a student on my Udemy course: Build your own Backend using Django REST Framework. A summary of the question was: What is the difference between single page and traditional websites, and which language should…
Beginner’s Guide to Python – Lesson 10 – Packages

Beginner’s Guide to Python – Lesson 10 – Install packages

Welcome to the Beginner’s Guide to Python! This is video #10 in the series. In this video, I’m going to show you how to install and use packages in Python. If you have any comments or questions, let me know in the comments below or on Youtube. Subscribe…
Beginner’s Guide to Python – Lesson 9 – Virtual Environments

Beginner’s Guide to Python – Lesson 09 – Virtual Environments

Welcome to the Beginner’s Guide to Python! This is video #9 in the series. In this video, I’m going to show you how to use virtual environments in Python. If you have any comments or questions, let me know in the comments below or on Youtube. Subscribe…
Beginner’s Guide to Python – Lesson 08 – Dictionaries and For Loops

Beginner’s Guide to Python – Lesson 08 – Dictionaries and For Loops

Welcome to the Beginner’s Guide to Python! This is video #8 in the series. In this video, I’m going to show you how to use dictionaries and for loops in Python. If you have any comments or questions, let me know in the comments below or…
Beginner's Guide to Python - Lesson 07 - Lists and sets

Beginner’s Guide to Python – Lesson 07 – Lists and sets

Welcome to the Beginner’s Guide to Python! This is video #7 in the series. In this video, I’m going to show you how to use lists and sets in Python. If you have any comments or questions, let me know in the comments below or on Youtube. Subscribe…
Beginner’s Guide to Python – Lesson 06 – Simple Functions

Beginner’s Guide to Python – Lesson 06 – Simple Functions

Welcome to the Beginner’s Guide to Python! This is video #6 in the series. In this video, I'm going to show you how to create and use functions in Python. If you have any comments or questions, let me know in the comments below or on Youtube. Subscribe…
Beginner's Guide to Python - Lesson 05 - While Loops

Beginner’s Guide to Python – Lesson 05 – While Loops

Welcome to the Beginner’s Guide to Python! This is video #5 in the series. In this video, I'm going to teach you how to use simple while loops in Python. If you have any comments or questions, let me know in the comments below or on Youtube. Subscribe…
Beginner's Guide to Python - Lesson 04 - Simple If Statements

Beginner’s Guide to Python – Lesson 04 – Simple If Statements

Welcome to the Beginner's Guide to Python! This is video #4 in the series. In this video, I'm going to explain how to write simple conditional statements using Python. If you have any comments or questions, let me know in the comments below…