Thoughts on Programming
An updated version of the Python program imessage-reader is available on PyPI (Python Package Index). The new version can be installed via pip: Windows users will have to be patient. The imessage-reader can be installed, but an error message appears indicating that the operating system is not yet supported: However, this will change in the … Read more
In the first part of this tutorial series on data structures in Python, queues were explained. Stacks follow in the second part. A stack is also a data structure that is similar to the list. But there is a significant difference: There are several rules that dictate how items must be added or removed. New … Read more
A queue is a data structure similar to a list. However, the functionality is of a limited nature, because a queue is characterized by the fact that the FIFO principle (First In, First Out) applies here. This means that the first item added to a queue is the first item removed. Adding data is called … Read more
Introduction What does a virtual development environment do? It isolates different Python versions and their package installations from each other. Once set up for a Python project, this means that the packages used are only available to this project. Updating one of these packages does not affect other packages installed on the system. In addition, … Read more
The Python programming language is already pre-installed on Debian, but usually in an old version. A current version cannot be added from the standard repositories, but with a few shell commands you get a current version on your linux system. Let’s start with the required packages and their dependencies: Next, download the Python version you … Read more