Green threads

Green threads are execution threads that are managed by a virtual machine (VM) instead of the operating system.  Green threads …

Shallow Copying

Object copying can be performed as either "shallow" copying or "deep" copying. The difference between them lies in how nested …

NetworkX

NetworkX is a Python library for analyzing complex networks. It provides data structures for working with graphs (networks) and implements …

Asynchronous code

Asynchronous code is an approach to writing code that allows multiple tasks to be executed simultaneously within a single process. …

Why shouldn't you use an empty list as a default argument?

Default values for function arguments are evaluated only once when the function is defined, not each time it's called. Therefore, …

Removing the background from an image

rembg is a useful library that easily removes the background from any photograph. Installation: pip install rembg

Dynamic module loading

Dynamic module loading in Python is the process of importing a module at runtime, as opposed to static imports that …

Protocols

The terms "iterator protocol" or "descriptor protocol" are already familiar and have been used for a long time. However, now …

Increment with __pos__

In Python, there is no increment operation ++ like in C-like languages, so x += 1 is used instead. However, …

Difference and When to Use Session vs JWT

Singleton design pattern

class Singleton: instance = None def __new__(cls): if cls.instance is None: cls.instance = super().__new__(cls) return cls.instance a = Singleton() b …

Getting geolocation by IP using ip2geotools.

Recently, I discovered an intriguing package, ip2geotools which provides the ability to obtain geolocation by IP from various databases. An …

Unlocking Windows GUI Automation with Pywinauto: A Python Developer’s Guide

Introduction Automation is a powerful tool for enhancing productivity, and Python, with its vast ecosystem of libraries, is a go-to …

Working with Object Attributes

Besides the usual way of accessing object attributes using dot notation, Python provides four special functions: getattr, setattr, delattr, and …

Using Type Annotations in Python

Python, a dynamically typed language, allows working with variables of various types. However, this flexibility can sometimes lead to errors …