Python • Michael Uloth

Introduction

The 6 Best Python Courses on the Internet in 2023 • LearnDataSci 📖
Introduction to the Python 3 Programming Language • Egghead 🎓
The Python Tutorial • Python docs 📚
Learn Python by Building Five Games • freeCodeCamp 📺
Python Programming MOOC 2023 • Learn the basics of programming with the Python programming language. The focus of the course is on programming, and you will learn how to write programs and understand how they work. For example, the basics of algorithms, control structures, subprograms, object-oriented programming are covered. The course is suitable to anyone who wants to learn programming. No prior programming experience is required. • University of Helsinki 👩‍🎓
Invent with Python • Al Sweigart 📕
- Automate the Boring Stuff with Python • Al Sweigart 📕
CS50’s Introduction to Programming with Python • Harvard University 👩‍🎓
futurecoder: learn python from scratch • 100% free and interactive Python course for beginners • Alex Hall 👩‍🎓
Python on Exercism • Get fluent in Python by solving 137 exercises • Exercism 👩‍🎓
A complete Beginner’s Guide to Python by Making Simple Games • Al Sweigart 📺

Install pyenv
- brew install pyenv + brew install pyenv-virtualenv
  - confirm what I added in the end
Install Python using pyenv
- do not brew install python or brew install python3
  - confirm if it’s installed
Set up VS Code
- Add Python extension to VS Code
- hopefully this doesn’t happen to you, but it did to me: if trouble with the Python extension (Python not added to the file language options list, python commands not working in integrated terminal):
  - completely uninstall VS code (via AppCleaner + Homebrew uninstall + rm -rf ~/.vscode)
  - start a new VS install (via Homebrew) from scratch
  - carefully add one extension and setting at a time + settings sync as you go after each change

The advantage of using keyword arguments is that the caller of the function can specify them in any order.
The advantage of using positional arguments is that the caller of the function doesn’t need to know the names of the arguments.
In general, it’s best to use keyword arguments for optional arguments and positional arguments for required arguments.
Keyword (Named) Arguments in Python: How to Use Them • Trey Hunner 📖
Positional vs Keyword Arguments in Python • GeeksforGeeks 📖
Star (*) as a parameter in python function • Stack Overflow 📖
python - How can we force naming of parameters when calling a function? • Stack Overflow 📖
positional / named only without * or /? (intermediate) anthony explains #529 • Anthony Sottile 📺

if __name__ = ‘__main__’
- means “if this app was run directly via a command like python file.py”
Test if all elements of a python list are False • StackOverflow 👩‍💻

Pytest:
- Pytest — a beginner’s guide • Lalitha 📖
- How do I print to console in pytest? • Stack Overflow 👩‍💻
unittest.mock:
- unittest.mock — mock object library • Python docs 📚
- The many flavors of mock.patch • Trey Hunner 📖