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Creating and updating records using Django’s database API.
This article covers 6 common methods found in the Django Database API for creating, retrieving, and updating records.
Python hasattr() Function
A useful built in function in Python is hasattr(). This function is…
Django static page
In this article you’ll learn how to create a Django website with a static page using Function Based Views and Class Based Views.
Switch/Case In Python
Python does not have a switch or case statement. See how to use dictionaries to emulate them.
Getting started with Django
Learn how to install Django and start a project.
Pytest Test Parametrization
Learn how to avoid repetition and write simpler and easy to read tests using the pytest parametrization feature.
Testing Python Code Using Pytest
Learn how to install pytest and use it to discover, run, and skip test functions.
Working With Files in Python
Have you ever wondered how you can use Python to work with…
*args and **kwargs explained.
If you have ever felt confused when you came across code that contains *args and **kwargs as function parameters, you’re not alone. This syntax is used specify that a function can be called with any number of arguments and It can be very confusing at first. In this article, I explain what *args and **kwargs mean and how they can be used in function calls.