Data in pictures - a simple introduction to matplotlib

This article will introduce readers to matplotlib, a versatile library for plotting data on visual g

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Poly-more-phism with classes and inheritance

My first post on the topic of classes introduced the classes and objects in Python. This article wil

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More Python strings - handy tricks

In a previous post I introduced strings - sequences of characters - in Python. I'd like to introduce

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Python conditional execution

In most useful programs, we must instruct the processor to do something under a certain condition, a

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Python Collections

      A tangle, a bed, even a knot - there is no universally accepted collective nouns for python

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String theories (and practice) in Python

This tutorial will introduce beginners and learners to working with strings in Python.  This docume

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Q: Split by coma the content of python list embedded in list

You may have already solved this problem. However here is my attempt. We can use basic list and stri

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Exceptional exceptions - try before your code dies

This tutorial will introduce learners and beginners to exception handling in Python.  Beginners and

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The Python 'Class' class - Object oriented programming part

This document will introduce beginners to the object-oriented programming in Python via a hands-on t

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How old am I? Calculate the difference between two dates in Python

This document will introduce the concepts of Python dates and command-line arguments. This document

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Hello, Python! A beginner's tutorial to the famous programming language

  This document will introduce beginners to the Python programming language via a hands-on tutorial

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Cloud Functions bring power and elegance to your solution. 

Google Cloud Functions is a perfect example. 

Here's how to get started now. 

Introduction

The Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a suite of cloud computing servicing that runs on the same infrastructure that Google uses for its end-user products such as Search, Gmail, Google Drive, and YouTube. 

Like most cloud providers, GCP offers a range of services, and like most providers, a popular choice for light tasks is serverless functions. The term 'serverless functions' denotes compute products that do not require engineers to provision or manage servers. 

Google Cloud Functions is a serverless platform that allows you to run single-purpose pieces of code that can be invoked by: 

• HTTP requests
• Cloud Pub/Sub messages
• Cloud Storage events

This document will focus on HTTP requests, by far the most widely used trigger type. 

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