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Depth first search in Python follows one branch of a graph as far as it can go, then backs up and tries the next branch. A short recursive function and a set of visited nodes is all it takes: The graphs here are things you’d actually model, like course prerequisites and service dependencies, and each … Read more >>
You change the working directory in Python with os.chdir(path), and check where you are with os.getcwd(). After the change, every relative file path is resolved from the new folder: The folder names below are real ones I created under C:\pyguides, and every script ran on Python 3.12.5 in Command Prompt. You’ll see the basics, the … Read more >>
Here’s how to use Python in Excel: select a cell, go to Formulas > Insert Python (or type =PY(), write your Python code, and press Ctrl+Enter. Use xl() to pull worksheet data into your code: I don’t have Excel’s cloud Python in my test setup, so the Excel steps follow Microsoft’s support docs as of … Read more >>
The easiest way to move a file in Python is shutil.move(source, destination). Give it a folder and the file goes inside it; give it a full path and the file is moved and renamed in one step: These examples created, moved and checked real files with Python 3.12.5 on Windows; the screenshots show each script’s … Read more >>
For a Python import from another directory, the cleanest fix is to make the folder a package and run your script as a module from the project root with python -m. Python then finds sibling folders automatically: I built that small project for real and ran every command with Python 3.12.5 in Command Prompt, errors … Read more >>
os.path.join() in Python combines folder and file names into one path, using the right separator for your operating system: a backslash on Windows and a forward slash on macOS and Linux. My machine runs Python 3.12.5 on Windows, so the screenshots show backslashes; I also use posixpath to show what macOS and Linux would print. … Read more >>
Python’s order of operations follows the PEMDAS rule from math class: parentheses first, then exponents (**), then multiplication and division, then addition and subtraction, working left to right within each level. I checked every expression on Python 3.12.5, so the results below are exactly what Python prints, including a few that surprise people. Below you’ll … Read more >>
Breadth first search in Python explores a graph level by level: first the start node, then all its neighbors, then their neighbors, and so on. You build it with a queue from collections.deque and a set of visited nodes: Every BFS here uses only the standard library, and I ran each one with Python 3.12.5 … Read more >>
Running pip install from a requirements txt file takes one command: activate your virtual environment in the project folder, then run pip install -r requirements.txt. pip reads every line and installs those packages and versions: Every command here really ran on Python 3.12.5 in Windows Command Prompt, installing two small packages from PyPI into a … Read more >>
Need to make a directory in Python? Use os.mkdir(“name”) for a single folder, or Path(“a/b/c”).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True) to create nested folders without errors if they already exist: Each folder in these examples was created for real by Python 3.12.5 on Windows, and the screenshots show the Command Prompt output. I’ll cover os.mkdir(), os.makedirs(), pathlib, dated and … Read more >>