SQLite has its place, but it’s not fit for every occasion. Learn how to set up install-free versions of MariaDB, PostgreSQL MongoDB, and Redis for your development needs.

Abstract: Bayesian inference provides a methodology for parameter estimation and uncertainty quantification in machine learning and deep learning methods. Variational inference and Markov Chain ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. The SQL specification defines four transaction isolation levels, although a fifth transaction ...

Thinking about learning Python? It’s a pretty popular language these days, and for good reason. It’s not super complicated, which is nice if you’re just starting out. We’ve put together a guide that ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. SQLite is an incredibly lightweight and remarkably popular SQL-compliant database. In fact, it’s ...

Functions are the building blocks of Python programming. They let you organize your code, reduce repetition, and make your programs more readable and reusable. Whether you’re writing small scripts or ...

We have seen how to read data from a file, either in unstructured text or CSV format, and how to write data in these formats. We’ve also seen how to read and write JSON. In this chapter we’ll see how ...

Wrangling your data into LLMs just got easier, though it's not all sunshine and rainbows Hands On Getting large language models to actually do something useful usually means wiring them up to external ...

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Everything on a computer is at its core a binary number, since computers do everything with bits that represent 0 and 1. In order to have a file that is "plain text", so human readable with minimal ...