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We’ll be showing you how to change directory on a Mac, Windows, or Linux machine. Need to do something to a file on the terminal? Need to delete an entire folder and its children on the command line like I show here? Well first you might want to get to the same directory where it’s … Read more
This is how you delete a folder and its children on a mac or linux terminal. Be careful because the f means force! For those of Short on Time Explanation of the Command rm means remove on the command line. rm stuff.py would remove the stuff.py file. This doesn’t work when it’s presented folders. We … Read more
Modulos in Python are super useful. They can we be used when we don’t want to print a check each pass during a loop. For example, if I’m looping through 100,000 numbers and want to get an update of how my automation is going every so often instead of printing each loop or blindly running … Read more
I recently spent a few hours trying to understand why my array was changing when using the splice method. I thought I’d save you some time and outline what I learned. Still new to JS and struggling with the fundamentals? Check out Javascript: The Defenitive Guide (paid link) to brush up. For Those of You … Read more
The solution for those of you who want me to cut the crap and need to calculate a random integer from 0 to n in Javascript. My Setup macOS Node v12.10.0 The Problem I was writing a React-Native game where I had multiple cards that would be presented to the player. To spice up the … Read more
I recently came across a situation where I had to to save an array of objects to a local device so that I could pull that info up later. My problem was that I had to change that array of objects into a string before saving it. Thus, I had to cast a string array … Read more
What are Python Lambda Functions? They weren’t something I could easily infer from casually seeing it in code or context clues. I had to do a little digging. What I took from my reading, is that they are more concisely written functions. My Setup Example They make this: Into this: I personally think they’re beautiful … Read more
So, you need to drop duplicates from an array in Python. Maybe you’re iterating through this array and calling an api and need to cut down on the super expensive networking? Regardless, it’s fairly straight forward. My Setup Python 3.xmacOS The Solution We use set() to drop duplicates from an array in Python. A set … Read more
To start off, screw the unconverted data remains error while using strptime in Python 2.x or 3.x. Of the many Python errors I’ve gotten this has to be one of the more vague ones. That being said, I do hate working with times and dates. Regardless, here’s your solution. My Setup Python 3.xmacOS Recreating the … Read more
