Python

Python is an interpreted high-level general-purpose programming language. Its design philosophy emphasizes code readability with its use of significant indentation.

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Switch from pip to uv — Python's Rust-Based Package Manager Guide

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Switch from pip to uv — Python's Rust-Based Package Manager Guide

# Switch from pip to uv — Python's Rust-Based Package Manager Guide If you've ever sat waiting for `pip install` to finish building wheels in a Docker build, you know the pain. Five minutes. Ten minutes. Sometimes longer, depending on how many native extensions your project pulls in.…

Techie Mike • 02 Jun 2026

Teaching Python File Handling for IGCSE & A-Level CS — Worked Examples

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Teaching Python File Handling for IGCSE & A-Level CS — Worked Examples

File handling is one of those topics that always shows up on Cambridge CS exams. Whether you're sitting IGCSE 0417 or AS/A-Level 9618, you need to know how to open, read, write, and append data in a file using Python. In this post, I'll walk through everything you need, with the kind of worked examp…

Techie Mike • 29 May 2026

How to Set Up a Test Pipeline That Actually Catches Bugs

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How to Set Up a Test Pipeline That Actually Catches Bugs

You push code. Tests pass. Merge. Deploy. It feels good when it works. But if you've ever pushed a change that broke production because "nobody ran the tests," you know the pain of a missing CI/CD test pipeline. I've been there — releasing a Python script that worked on my machine but crashed on th…

Techie Mike • 28 May 2026

Setting Up a Python Development Environment on VirtualBox with Ubuntu (2026 Edition)

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Setting Up a Python Development Environment on VirtualBox with Ubuntu (2026 Edition)

# Setting Up a Python Development Environment on VirtualBox with Ubuntu (2026 Edition) I've been using VirtualBox for development environments for years. The beauty of it is isolation — your host machine stays clean, you can blow away the VM when a project ends, and you get a true Linux environment…

Techie Mike • 27 Oct 2024

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Why use indentation in Python

Indentation is an important concept to understand in Python, if you are not indenting your Python code properly, you will end up getting the Indent.…

Techie Mike • 26 Aug 2021

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Python Programming Setup Guide for 2026

# Python Programming Setup Guide for 2026 So you want to learn Python. Great choice — Python's been the fastest-growing major programming language for years, and 2026 is no different. Whether you're aiming for web development, data science, automation, or AI, Python's the place to start. But befor…

Techie Mike • 19 Jun 2019