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Python Pop Quiz - Letter Explosion
You learned about exploding a range object in the last quiz.
Feb 17
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Mike Driscoll
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Python Basic Type Hinting
When Python first added type hinting to the language in version 3.5, you could only add type hints to functions.
Feb 10
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Mike Driscoll
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Python Pop Quiz - Number Explosion
You will sometimes come across examples of code that use one or two asterisks.
Feb 6
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Mike Driscoll
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Python Typing Book Kickstarter
Python has had type hinting support since Python 3.5, over TEN years ago!
Feb 3
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Mike Driscoll
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January 2026
Vibe Coding Pong with Python and pygame
Pong is one of the first computer games ever created, way back in 1972.
Jan 28
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Mike Driscoll
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Python 101 - Introspection
One of the reasons Python is special is that it provides lots of tools that allow you to learn about Python itself.
Jan 22
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Mike Driscoll
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New Book: Vibe Coding Video Games with Python
My latest book, Vibe Coding Video Games with Python, is now available as an eBook.
Jan 15
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Mike Driscoll
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Textual - How to Log to Both the Console and a File
Textual is a wonderful Python package that allows you to create a text-based user interface (TUI) in your terminal.
Jan 13
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Mike Driscoll
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How to Type Hint a Decorator in Python
Decorators are a concept that can trip up new Python users.
Jan 6
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Mike Driscoll
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December 2025
How to Switch to ty from Mypy
Python has supported type hinting for quite a few versions now, starting way back in 3.5.
Dec 30, 2025
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Mike Driscoll
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Product Review: Python Flash Cards
No Starch Press is best known for creating books on computer programming.
Dec 23, 2025
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Mike Driscoll
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Python 101 - Python Virtual Environments
Python has the concept of the virtual environments built-in to the language.
Dec 17, 2025
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Mike Driscoll
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