For me, learning to read .csv files in Python was difficult and tedious. However, I persevered and now I am pretty comfortable with it. In this tutorial I’ll show you a super simple way to go about reading .csv files. 1. First you’ll need a .csv file to read.. obviously.. Read more…
This is a simple example of one way you can read and write information from files with Python. 1. To run this code, just copy and paste it into a file in your text editor of choice, then save it with the extension “.py” 2. Then open a terminal and Read more…
So, I was bored tonight and decided to try out Beautiful Soup. This is what I came up with in a couple of hours while watching tv. So I know it is super sloppy and inefficient, but if works. The info I’m scraping isn’t really interesting, but I just wanted Read more…
For loops are an essential part of any programmers tool belt. They look weird at first but once you know how they work it all makes sense. 1. Open up a new file either in Idle or your favorite text editor. 2. Then save it to a file on your Read more…
Computers are simple creatures. Simple creatures that can be told to do very complex tasks. If you break a problem down far enough you can represent it as a simple series of yes or no questions. If “statement” do “something”, else do “something else.” Ok, lets begin. 1. Start by Read more…
The first step on any programmers journey is, of course, to greet the world. However, before you can start typing away, you will need to install Python3. To do this, follow these steps: (I will be describing the installation procedure for Mac computers) 1. Click the magnifying glass in the Read more…