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Solving the Blackjack Kata with Monads - Part 2

Solving the Blackjack Kata with Monads - Part 2

We solve the Blackjack Kata, once again using monads but leveraging Python's Object Oriented data model. Python, being a multi-paradigm programming language is well suited for this kind of mix-and-match approach.

Solving the Blackjack Kata with Python Monads - Part 1

Solving the Blackjack Kata with Python Monads - Part 1

Since we just learned about the multi-value monad in the previous article, how about we use it to solve the Blackjack scoring kata?

Multi-valued variables in Python

Multi-valued variables in Python

Can a variable have more than one value? Of course the answer is no. But it sure would be useful in a lot of situations.

Python's any() and all() built in functions

Python's any() and all() built in functions

Python has many hidden gems that make writing code much cleaner and idiomatic. Today we will take a look at two built-in functions: any() and all()

Constraints Programming with Python

Constraints Programming with Python

Happy new year 2024 to all readers of Playful Python! Hope this new year brings with it a lot of new python learning. And what better way to bring in the new year than to write a fun little program? A few days ago, this tweet from Rodrigo landed on my X stream. SEND + MORE = MONEY If each letter represents a unique digit and there are no leading 0s, what are the numbers represented by these words? You can solve this with Python 🐍 but bonus points if you do it 100% with logic! 🚀 pic.twitter

An AI Operating System for Business Ecosystems

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An AI Operating System for Business Ecosystems

The closing keynote at PyCon India 2023 was delivered by Dr. Shailesh Kumar, Chief Data Scientist for AI/ML at Reliance Jio. This was a very interesting talk that I want to expand on a bit more in this article.

Python Lab: Multi-Line Comments

Python Lab: Multi-Line Comments

One of the frustrating things for Python developers is that there is no block comment functionality where you can comment out multiple lines in one go. Today on the Python Lab, we take a look at how we can use a small hack to achieve this functionality.

Python Deployment Patterns - Serverless Function (Part 2)

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Python Deployment Patterns - Serverless Function (Part 2)

In the previous article, we learnt what the serverless function deployment model was all about. Check out the link below if you missed that article. Python Deployment Patterns - Serverless Functions (Part 1)One of the common questions that is asked is how to deploy your web application to production. In this tutorial, we are going to take a look at one of the newer deployment options: Serverless Functions.Playful PythonSiddharta Govindaraj In this article, we will see how to deploy a python ap

Python Deployment Patterns - Serverless Functions (Part 1)

Python Deployment Patterns - Serverless Functions (Part 1)

One of the common questions that is asked is how to deploy your web application to production. In this tutorial, we are going to take a look at one of the newer deployment options: Serverless Functions.

PyCon India 2023 Coverage

PyCon India 2023 Coverage

Here are the Twitter threads covering various sessions from the PyCon India 2023 conference

Python Lab: Pretty Print a list

Python Lab: Pretty Print a list

Today on Python Lab, we have a quick and easy way to print out all the items of an iterable (list, set, dict etc) one below the other. I find this a great way to clearly read items in a list when debugging.

Book Review: Mindstorms

Book Review: Mindstorms

Mindstorms is a book by Seymour Papert that was first published in 1980. Seymour Papert is the inventor of the LOGO programming language, and the book lays down the motivation for creating LOGO as a teaching aid for children.

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