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April 26, 2016Apr 26, 201604/26/16On the download page for CPython 3.5.1, you’ll see a wide range of options. Not all of these are well explained, especially for Windows users who have seven (seven!) choices.
Let me restructure the Windows items into a more feature-focused table:
Installer
Initial download size
Installer requires internet?
April 18, 2016Apr 18, 201604/18/16You might think that boolean expressions — most frequently used as conditional guards which are the the bit of code that tests whether an if or while statement should execute — are a fairly straight-forward concept and that there isn’t really anything subtle to them at all.
April 11, 2016Apr 11, 201604/11/16Python’s packaging ecosystem is one of its biggest strengths, but Windows users are often frustrated by packages that do not install properly. One of the most common errors you’ll see is this one:
As far as errors go, “unable to find vcvarsall.bat”
