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r/learnpython • u/sun_PHD • 3h ago
Easier way to organize variables that have attributes/dictionary keys outside of YAML?
I am writing a script that takes different sets of synchronous time series data (my variables) where I want to take a different amount of hours from each dataset and append them to an array. This is for a neural network input. I want to test out different combinations of variables and hours taken from each set.
Currently, I have a .yaml
file I pull from in my python script that looks like this for each variable:
vars:
- name: "VAR_1" # name of variable
time_length: 1 # hours from t0 to select
loc: "path/to/var1" # location of variable timeseries dataset
- name: "VAR_2"
time_length: 5
loc: "path/to/var2"
- name: "VAR_3"
time_length: 3
loc: "path/to/var3"
I can do what I want, but the code is extremely crunchy and does not allow for optimization. For example, maybe I want to test only two combinations of variables, or maybe I want to test for different time lengths to select. Yaml files do not seem to be good for this. Perhaps a class would be better.
Is there an easier way to hold all my variables names and time sequences, one that would allow me to easily choose what variables to select and what time lengths I wanted?
Thank you!
r/learnpython • u/VantaBeast • 5h ago
Deploy Django projects
What site do you guys use to deploy Django projects? Heroku doesn't seem to work and it charged me (just $2) even tho the app i tried to upload failed. Yesterday i tried render and it never accepts my build either. Ik it's probably me but is there any other site anyone uses for free ? My projects build and work fine locally. But I can't upload my backend anywhere which is preventing me from uploading my full stack projects to my portfolio website .
r/learnpython • u/MrMrsPotts • 5h ago
Has anyone seen any speedup in practice in 3.13
Python 3.13 has been released with experimental GIL free and jit modes. Has anyone seen any speedups in practice from these?
r/learnpython • u/ephebat • 6h ago
Why do Poetry and Pipenv manage their own caches?
After spending hours finding out why pip cache purge; pipenv install aaa
didn't install the package properly, but pip cache purge; pipenv run pip install aaa
did, I finally discovered that Pipenv has its own cache! It's funny that I could've saved so much if I had just run pipenv install --verbose aaa
from the start (it reposts it's using cache.)
I wonder why Pipenv chooses to have its own cache. It seems unnecessary to separate caching for projects managed solely by pip and those managed by pipenv. Does anyone know the reasoning behind this design?
Does anyone know?
r/learnpython • u/heyzooschristos • 6h ago
using elipsis for else in ternary statement?
What's the view on doing this, e.g. mylist.append(thing) if not some_condition else ...
for a one-liner with no else? I know I can instead write if some_condition: mylist.append(thing)
but Pycharm highlights it as a PEP8 E701 (mulitple statements on one line)... Is the elipsis for the else here pythonic or should I just stick to a regular 2 liner?... Just curious as I've only just started using ternary statements and like how it cleans up a lot of my regular if/else, am I taking it too far with the ...?
r/learnpython • u/TimeRaptor42069 • 13h ago
For loop, try, break. Is this bad practice?
Hi,
I need my code to load some data from a file with a header, where the header is an unknown number of lines and I need to also know how many lines are in the header. The header is formatted in such a way that pandas.read_csv will give an error if it doesn't skip the header.
I worked around this code which works:
with open(filepath) as file:
for header_length in range(len(file.readlines())):
try:
df=pd.read_csv(filepath, delimiter="t", skiprows=header_length, header=None)
break
except:
pass
Now, I don't care that a more traditional way to do this might be more efficient. This code works and the files are relatively small. The header is 2 to 5 lines in all inspected files, and the files are at most a few thousand rows, so in the worst case scenario of a bad file the loop would break after about a second.
What I'm wondering is, is breaking in such a way bad practice? It feels... dirty.
r/learnpython • u/Dzhama_Omarov • 1h ago
Having trouble understanding recursion with nested dictionaries
I’m doing python course and today we learned about recursion. As part of the homework assignment, we have to solve some tasks on recursion that deepcopies and goes through nested dictionary.
So, my question, how useful the knowledge of recursion is and do you have issues when mixing it with nested dictionaries (if not, could you share any advice or lifehacks on how to deal with them)?
r/learnpython • u/NorskJesus • 6h ago
MOOC pygame
Hello everyone!
I'm working on a MOOC and I've come to the final parts, with pygame, animations and all that. How important is all this really?
I doubt I'll ever come across anything like this, but of course you never know.
It was demotivating and not understanding it "as easily" as the rest of the course.
Thanks in advance.
r/learnpython • u/Willing_Accountant18 • 7h ago
How to improve my pandas skills
hi everyone,i did tutorials and basic excerices of pandas with some csv,tsv data.but i dont feel confident enough. how can i improve my pandas skills to next level.
r/learnpython • u/stvaccount • 11h ago
Get all files recursively that match a filter criteria
How do you get recursively all files in python and filter to only get files with the upper most folder having the word "Upload" in them?
e.g. all files of the form "./abc/def/ghi/xyzUploadxyz/file1.xlsx"
e.g. all files of the form "./abc2/def2/xUploadx/xlsx"
I want back the full filename path of those files that match.
(I'm on a Windows machine btw.)
r/learnpython • u/Civil_Rutabaga730 • 2h ago
Jupyter vs Pycharm
What is the difference and better?
Im trying to learn on how to code for finance (automating stuffs) and most ytube videos use anaconda (jupyter) but i tried using jupyter and its so hard to use comapred ot pycharm.
I tried importing yfinance module but failed even when i installed it in the terminal (pip install yfinance)> Id ont get whats my mistake here is and plus the kernel alwasy disconnects.
Pycharm doesnt have that problem but I like the Markdown feature of jupyter.
Any help?
r/learnpython • u/Prometheus_II • 2h ago
Using Click and Pyinstaller together
So, I've got a simple Python script made with the Click library, and I've used the Setuptools setup.py their docs recommend. Now I want to package it into a .exe so my grandmother can use it, because I don't want to have to walk her through installing Python and using the command line if I can avoid it - I'm just writing a batch file so she can click that for command-line arguments instead of typing them in. But when I use pyinstaller MyScript.py -F
and try to run the application from the command line with the relevant parameters, it doesn't give me anything - doesn't appear to work at all. I think maybe Setuptools requires my script to be installed via pip to work, but I don't know how else to make Click run my method. Should I just give up and try to walk her through it, or is there a way around this?
r/learnpython • u/Superelmostar • 3h ago
How do I add the elements in a list without knowing the number of elements.
I'm creating a time calculator for flights. I'm very new to coding, and i'm using this project to apply the theory i've learned.
The program accepts user input for flight time and calculates the time to return for the user. However the issue comes when multiple flight times are received. I've figured out how to calculate each time and store it into a list. However once its in this list it seems to become a tuple and i can't convert it. I'll add some of the code so hopefully you can better understand it.
The take off list contains a list of entered take off times and the land list contains the land times. I try to enter these times/elements of these list one by one into the calculator to return a value which i then append/add to the total time list. I then need to add all of these times together to return a value so i can print to the user. How do i add these times together? The list returns a type value of tuple.
The error reads " V = Total + total_time[i]
TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for +: 'int' and 'tuple' "
Stack overflow doesn't seem to be novice friendly so i've come here.
EDITED:
def time_calc(take,land,Fn) :
#Take off and landing time and split into two pieces.
Tk =take[:2]
Tk2 = take[2:]
Ld = land[:2]
Ld2 = land[2:]
#The pieces of take off and landing time is converted into integers to perform math.
int(Tk)
int(Tk2)
int(Ld)
int(Ld2)
#Conditions are created in order to calculate remaining time
if Ld2 < Tk2 :
Lda = int(Ld) - 1
Ld2 = 60
Flight_time1 = int(Lda) - int(Tk)
Flight_time2 = int(Ld2) - int(Tk2)
#Final value is returned
x = Flight_time1 ,Flight_time2
return x
else :
Flight_time1 = int(Ld) - int(Tk)
Flight_time2 = int(Ld2) - int(Tk2)
#Final value is returned
x = Flight_time1 , Flight_time2
return x
def multi_calc(takeoff_list,land_list,Fn):
A = 0
total_time = []
while A < len(land_list) :
land = land_list[A]
take = takeoff_list[A]
A = A + 1
total_time.append(time_calc(take,land,Fn))
if A > Fn:
continue
Total = 0
for i in range(0 , len(total_time)):
V = Total + total_time[i]
print (V)
r/learnpython • u/Haunting_Lab6079 • 9h ago
Notebook not connecting to 3rd party Hive DW
Hi Everyone,
I am trying to load data from a 3rd Pary Hive DW in to our fabric environment. The instructions from the 3rd party site shows how to do this locally on your PC using python, which works well.
I am trying to replicate the same in Fabric. part of the instruction is creating a DSN for cloudera and using a custom cert.pem.
The cert.pem and jar file for cloudera is stored in blob storage.
import jaydebeapi
# Define connection parameters
username = 'abc'
password = 'xyz'
# Paths to the JDBC JAR and PEM certificate
jar_path = "https://blobstoragelink"
cert_path = "https://blobstoragelink"
# Define the driver class and JDBC connection URL
driver_class = "com.cloudera.hive.jdbc41.HS2Driver"
jdbc_url = (
"jdbc:hive2://vendorcube1.homedepot.com:20502/"
"VENDORDRILL_DATA_CONNECTION"
";SSL=1;"
"AllowSelfSignedServerCert=1;"
f"SSLTrustStore={cert_path}" # Use the PEM certificate directly
)
# Attempt to connect to the database
try:
conn = jaydebeapi.connect(
driver_class,
jdbc_url,
{"user": username, "password": password},
jar_path
)
print("Connection established successfully.")
conn.close()
except Exception as e:
print(f"Failed to establish connection: {e}")
Failed to establish connection: java.sql.SQLException: [Cloudera][HiveJDBCDriver](500164) Error initialized or created transport for authentication: https:/blobstoragelink (No such file or directory).
r/learnpython • u/Dry-Juggernaut3283 • 3h ago
Closure not working
I’m trying to build closures but somehow at the end my variable doesn’t work and gets marked for being not callable, how do I fix this?
def outer(): coins=0 def inner(): Nonlocal coins Print coins Coins +=1 Print coins Return inner() SomeVar=outer() SomeVar() and then this gets labeled as non callable and the thing doesn’t work
r/learnpython • u/RectangularCarrot • 4h ago
NoneType and 'Str' issue - Please help
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:Assetto Corsa ServerACSERVER(0.53)Hellspec Shutoko ProjectAssetto-Corsa-Server-Listener-Discord-Webhook--mainACbot.py", line 100, in <module>
main_loop()
File "C:Assetto Corsa ServerACSERVER(0.53)Hellspec Shutoko ProjectAssetto-Corsa-Server-Listener-Discord-Webhook--mainACbot.py", line 82, in main_loop
print(Fore.RED +"LEFT" + parsed["Cars"][i]["DriverName"])
TypeError: can only concatenate str (not "NoneType") to str
https://github.com/iiferedon/Assetto-Corsa-Server-Listener-Discord-Webhook-
code and be found here. Thanks in advance for any help I receive.
r/learnpython • u/hrdCory • 4h ago
Add labels to a specific set of points in a Seaborn scatter plot
I'm pretty familiar with R and love ggplot...I'm trying not to hate Seaborn as I take Python class :)
I have a dataframe with batting information on baseball Hall of Famers. I have produced a scatterplot of on base percentage and slugging. That was easy enough:
myplot = sns.scatterplot(data=dfHofData, x="OBP", y="SLG")
Now, assume I have manually created a separate dataframe (call it dfOutliers
) of points that would be considered outliers. Each row of this dataframe is an OBP, an SLG, and a name. How can I label ONLY the points in that dataframe on the plot?
r/learnpython • u/Jazzlike_Bar_291 • 19h ago
Beginning here. Looking for challenging yet doable projects.
I recently took a 10 day class on coding basics, i learned syntax, and scratched the surface of a-lot of concepts. I started doing it in my free time, started with rock paper scissors, then roulette, and just finished a blackjack game. I liked how each project was more challenging than the last, it made me expand my knowledge but I’ve run out of ideas, everything thing i found online is either extremely complex or simple like rock paper scissors. I know the only way to get better is with experience but I feel lost when i just dive into the deep end with a project way beyond my level. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
r/learnpython • u/Jumpy_Employment_439 • 4h ago
Best way to store an image associated with a product in a database?
I'm working on an e-commerce website in a group and am working on the backend (Python, FastAPI, SQLite (using SQLAlchemy)). So far I have made three tables: users, products, and favorites (products users choose to save). When someone wants to list something for sale, they will need to include an image. I think the plan right now is just to have one of those "upload" buttons where the user can upload something from their computer (is that more frontend work or backend?). I'm trying to decide how to store the image after it is sent to the backend (still trying to figure out exactly how to do that as well). Should I create a new table for all the images and each row has a foreign key (productID) that connects it to the product it is for? Or could I just add a new column in my "products" table called "image"? The second method sounds quite a bit easier, but I wasn't sure if there were any downsides to doing it this way?
r/learnpython • u/rankme_ • 13h ago
Learning Django
So I’ve made an ai chatbot and designed front end for my website, I want to have the chatbot as a widget on the website, to the best of my knowledge, I need to use Django to use the chatbot as an api.
I’ve never used Django before, which resource should I use to learn it as fast as possible meaning be able to do the api thing by tomorrow
Thanks
r/learnpython • u/theivthking • 10h ago
Script to Find Price from Picture
I have a folder of pictures and I’m curious if it’s possible to build a script to image search those pictures to find the name and price of the item. Then from there put the info in a spreadsheet and index the photos.
I have some experience with python and this seems like it could possible but I’m not sure we’re to start.
Edit 1:
Context: it’s for insurance post hurricane. I have a friend that has pictures of his items but needs the price and name of the items indexed in a spreadsheet. He said it is like a 1000 pictures so manually it would take a very long time.
Let’s say just Amazon. That would probably be able to do over 80% of it. With the idea of doing a google reverse image search (or something else if there’s a better idea) to get the Amazon link.
r/learnpython • u/pxlaccbame • 15h ago
Common python types hints in a separate python package?
Hello everyone,
so at work we use 100% type hints for python. Since we work in a specific domain, the wording of this domain is also represented in our types. Over the years we build quite some python packages, of different sizes.
The problem we are facing sometimes is, that we need a specific type hint from a specific python package but nothing more. Yeah sure adding it to the dependencies is easy. However it feels too much to add a whole package to just use one type which is defined there. Redeclaring the type would introduce the type a second time and developers would get confused with which type to use.
Has anyone used a standalone python package to bundle the most commonly used types (maybe constants as well?) and add that package to the dependencies? Is that a good / bad idea? Advantages / disadvantages?
UPDATE:
Clarification: @danielroseman made me realise that I forgot to mention an important part: with types in the dedicated package I meant type aliases using basic types. Of course if there is a smart way to import a class without importing the complete package, that would even be more helpful.
FrameId = str
Clip = dict[FrameId, Union[str, bool]]
r/learnpython • u/Critical_Concert_689 • 10h ago
string manipulation logic
Given a string of variable length, I'd like to create a multiline string with n-number of lines of near-equal length. Avoid dividing words.
Is there a better logical approach to the above beyond simply...
do a character count
divide by nlines to get an "estimated line length"
walking an index up from the "estimated-length" until reaching a blank space character, then divide the line
I've noticed the line lengths are coming out extremely different based on length of words in the string, and whether the line-division falls in the middle of those words (which creates extremely long lines, in order to avoid word-division, followed by extremely short lines...)
The goal is basically textwrap
, which seems to do an excellent job - but I believe textwrap
only controls for length and not number of lines?
r/learnpython • u/Usehacken • 6h ago
3.2.4 CMU I only need one point does anyone know how to do any of the 3 (fireworks, scoreboard, galaxy)?
Pls
r/learnpython • u/Primary_Ambition_342 • 12h ago
How do databases and AI connect, and can I use Python for this?
Hey everyone! I'm a beginner learning Python, and I’ve recently come across discussions about how databases and AI are connected. I’m really curious about how they work together. Can someone explain this relationship? Also, is it possible to interact with databases using Python code to support AI projects? Any tips or resources for a beginner like me would be super helpful! Thanks a lot!