22 Saturday Jun 2024
Posted in Python
Last time we looked at dealing with files in Python, looked into filename handling, and left off after creating a couple of base classes to support general file operations.
This time we’ll extend those classes into some useful file utility classes for handling data from different types of files (for instance, binary, plain text, line-oriented text, and any type of structured file).
08 Saturday Jun 2024
Posted in Python
The last two posts looked at Python list comprehensions. [See Simple Tricks #2 and Simple Tricks #3] This time we look at file handling, one of the most common tasks programmers deal with, especially with script languages such as Python.
Python’s native file object, created with the built in open function, is simple and easy, but here are some tricks that make file access even simpler and easier.
27 Saturday Jun 2015
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I got into software in the late 1970s, so my first couple of decades involved lots of low-level systems and designs. My world had a lot of assembly code, interrupt handlers, and driver routines. I can’t say I miss living in that realm, but it’s still fun to revisit sometimes.
A rare place that still happens is when I get to thinking about how I might design an operating system should I ever chose to (these days a dubious and foolish choice, at best).
The Hard-Core Coder 