Articles on python

Best Practices, Concepts

The Mutable Trap: Avoiding Unintended Side Effects in Python

By on 3 February 2025

Ever had a Python function behave strangely, remembering values between calls when it shouldn’t? You’re not alone! This is one of Python’s sneakiest pitfalls—mutable default parameters. Recently someone asked for help in our Pybites Circle Community with a Bite exercise that seemed to be behaving unexpectedly. It turned out that this was a result of modifying a mutable parameter… Continue reading The Mutable Trap: Avoiding Unintended Side Effects in Python

Developer, Projects, Tools

Creating a Fitness Tracker App with Python Reflex

By on 16 January 2025

In this post, I will build a simple fitness tracker app using Python Reflex. Reflex is a Python library that allows you to create reactive applications using a functional and declarative approach. We will use Reflex to create a simple fitness tracker app that allows you to log the amount of workouts completed per week.… Continue reading Creating a Fitness Tracker App with Python Reflex

Concepts, Data, Modules

A Practical Example of the Pipeline Pattern in Python

By on 8 November 2024

What is this pattern about? The Pipeline design pattern (also known as Chain of Command pattern) is a flexible way to handle a sequence of actions, where each handler in the chain processes the input data and passes it to the next handler. This pattern is commonly used in scenarios involving data processing, web scraping,… Continue reading A Practical Example of the Pipeline Pattern in Python

Projects

Introducing eXact-RAG: the ultimate local Multimodal Rag

By on 20 June 2024

Exact-RAG is a powerful multimodal model designed for Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). It seamlessly integrates text, visual and audio information, allowing for enhanced content understanding and generation. In the rapidly evolving landscape of the Large language model (LLM), the quest for more efficient and versatile models continues unabated. One of the latest advancements in this realm… Continue reading Introducing eXact-RAG: the ultimate local Multimodal Rag

Concepts

What is the Repository Pattern and How to Use it in Python?

By on 20 June 2024

The repository pattern is a design pattern that helps you separate business logic from data access code. It does so by providing a unified interface for interacting with different data sources, bringing the following advantages to your system: A practical example Let’s use Python and sqlmodel (PyPI) to demonstrate this pattern (code here): Note: In this implementation,… Continue reading What is the Repository Pattern and How to Use it in Python?

News

Learn Python From Scratch: We Extended Our Newbie Bite Exercises From 25 to 50 🐍 📈

By on 18 June 2024

We are excited to announce that we’ve extended our Newbie Bites from 25 to 50 Python exercises! 🎉 The importance of exercising when learning how to code 💡 We’re passionate about this new batch of exercises because they require active engagement, which is crucial for learning how to code. Passive methods like reading books or… Continue reading Learn Python From Scratch: We Extended Our Newbie Bite Exercises From 25 to 50 🐍 📈

Developer, Career, Products

Elevating Python Mastery With Pybites Real-World Developer Certifications

By on 6 December 2023

“The most rigorous certification program of its kind … the total end result of which is an absurdly high number of finished, feature-rich, production-ready software applications.” – Josh E Introduction  In the world of Python programming, Pybites stands out with its unique approach to education and certification.  In an era where programming skills are in… Continue reading Elevating Python Mastery With Pybites Real-World Developer Certifications