In this tutorial, you'll explore the different ways of creating and modifying PDF files in Python. You'll learn how to read and extract text, merge and concatenate files, crop and rotate pages, encrypt and decrypt files, and even create PDFs from scratch. (more…)

In this step-by-step tutorial, you'll see how you can use the SimPy package to model real-world processes with a high potential for congestion. You'll create an algorithm to approximate a complex system, and then you'll design and run a simulation of that... (more…)

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In this tutorial, you'll explore the concept of passing by reference and learn how it relates to Python's own system for handling function arguments. You'll look at several use cases for passing by reference and learn some best practices for implementing ... (more…)

Those who know about programming will always give Python a top place in their list of programming languages. (more…)