I was looking for a way to monitor USB drives and trigger a backup when I plug in my backup drive. Most solutions online describe a way to do it in C# or C++, but I wanted to write one in Python. (more…)

I’ve been thinking about writing this article for a bit, but have been most prompted by a post grandly titled “Async Python is not faster”. The post was rooted with some good motivations and observations, but also fell somewhat into a polarising mode of ... (more…)

The universality of Python is unparalleled. Companies use it to make drugs, simulate the universe, battle corruption, and disrupt markets. Find out how they do it in this article. (more…)

This quick tutorial will guide on how to change data from one type to another in python. Variables in python have data types just as many other languages. There may be times when you will want to specify or change the data type of a particular variable. (more…)

I’ve been thinking about writing this article for a bit, but have been most prompted by a post grandly titled “Async Python is not faster”. The post was rooted with some good motivations and observations, but also fell somewhat into a polarising mode of ... (more…)