• Do you know all these 5 powerful uses of * in #Python?

  – Keyword-only args – Extended unpacking – Flexible funcs with *args – Unpack into func calls – Merge iterables

  👇 See examples below — which ones do you use the most, and which ones are new to you?

  #coding #tips (18 Apr 2025) - link

• 'Scratch your own itch' is a good driver to build stuff. 💪

  And even trivial things can lead to interesting projects. 💡

  See this emoji searcher project for example, I still use this every day to find + copy emojis 🚀 https://github.com/bbelderbos/emojisearcher

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  That’s what we coach in our 6-week cohort starting next month.

  Real apps. Real feedback. Real growth. 💪

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