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List, Dict, and Set Comprehensions in Python: Writing Cleaner Loops

List, Dict, and Set Comprehensions in Python: Writing Cleaner Loops

A large share of the loops in any Python codebase do the same thing: start with an empty list or dict, loop over something, maybe skip a few items, a

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f-Strings in Python: Formatting Tricks You Probably Aren't Using

f-Strings in Python: Formatting Tricks You Probably Aren't Using

Most Python developers use f-strings every day, but usually only for the simplest job: dropping a variable into a string. f"Hello, {name}" is nice,

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Understanding Python's Truthiness: How if Decides What's True

Understanding Python's Truthiness: How if Decides What's True

In Python you can write if items: instead of if len(items) > 0:, and if name: instead of if name != "":. The condition in an if doesn't hav

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Using MongoDB with Django: Options and Best Practices

Using MongoDB with Django: Options and Best Practices

Django's ORM is one of the best things about the framework. Models drive the admin, forms, authentication, serializers in Django REST Framework, and

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How to Use CSS Cascade Layers (@layer) to Tame Specificity

How to Use CSS Cascade Layers (@layer) to Tame Specificity

Every CSS codebase eventually hits the same wall. A third-party library ships a selector like .datepicker .header button.nav, and you need to overr

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A Complete Guide to CSS Container Queries

A Complete Guide to CSS Container Queries

For more than a decade, responsive design meant one thing: media queries. You asked the browser how wide the viewport was and adjusted your layout ac

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