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Python TupleHow to Sort List of Tuples in PythonThis tutorial demonstrates how to sort a list of tuples.

Python StringHow to Reverse a String in PythonIn Python, a string can be reversed using slicing, loop, reversed, recursive, and join methods.

Python ListHow to Declare 3D Array in PythonThere are 3 main methods that can be used to declare a 3D array in Python, the list comprehensions, the multiplication method, and the numpy package.

Python ConvertHow to Convert String to Hex in PythonThis tutorial demonstrates the various way on how to convert string to hexadecimal in Python.

Python MathHow to Calculate Percentile in PythonIn Python, the percentile of a one-dimensional integer array can be calculated using scipy and NumPy libraries, user-defined function, math package, statistics package, and interpolation method.

Python ListHow to Apply a Function to a List in PythonThere are 4 main methods that can apply a function to a list in Python; the for loop, the map() function, list comprehension, and generator expression.

Python JSONHow to Iterate Through JSON Object in PythonThis tutorial demonstrates how to iterate through a JSON object in Python.

Python LoopHow to Increment by 2 in Python for LoopIn Python, a loop can increment the values with the step size of 2. In this article, we will discuss the different methods of incrementing by 2 in a for loop using the range() function, the slicing method, and the += operator.

Python ListHow to Get Index of Maximum and Minimum Value of a List in PythonThere are 2 main methods that can be used to get the index of the maximum and minimum values of a list in Python, using the max() and min() functions with list.index() function and using the numpy.argmax() and numpy.argmin() functions.

Python NumberHow to Generate a Random Prime Number in PythonIt demonstrates how to generate a random prime number in Python

Python StringHow to Convert a String to Binary in PythonIn Python, a string can be converted to its binary representation using the format(), map(), bytearray(), bin(), and ASCII methods.

Python SyntaxHow to Comment a Block of Code in PythonIn this tutorial, we will discuss methods to comment out multiple lines of code in Python, like using # and triple quotes.

Python ListHow to Clear a List in PythonIt demonstrates how to clear a list in Python

Python TimeHow to Calculate Time Elapsed in PythonThere are 3 methods inside the time module that can be used to calculate time in Python, the time(), the perf_counter(), and the process_time() functions.

Python ListHow to Append List to Another List in PythonIt demonstrates how to append a list into an existing list in Python.

Python DictionaryHow to Add Key to a Dictionary in PythonThere are 2 main methods that can be used to add a key to a dictionary in Python, adding a new key/value pair and the dict.update() function.

Python FileHow to Write String to a File in PythonThere are 2 main methods that can be used to write a string to a file in Python, the file handling and the context manager.

Python StringHow to Remove Numbers From String in PythonThis tutorial demonstrates how to remove numbers or digits from the string in Python

Python ListHow to Remove NaN From List in PythonThis tutorial demonstrates how to remove NaN from the list in Python.

Python StringHow to Generate Random Strings in PythonThis tutorial demonstrates how to generate a random string in Python

Python ASCIIHow to Convert Hex to ASCII in PythonThis tutorial explains the different ways to convert a hexadecimal string to ASCII in Python.

Python ListHow to Check List Equality in PythonThis tutorial demonstrates how to check whether the two lists are identical or equal in Python.

Python KeywordThe switch Statement in PythonThis tutorial demonstrates how to implement functionality of the switch statement in Python

Python StringHow to Split a String by WhiteSpace in PythonIt demonstrates how to split strings using whitespace in Python