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How much faster is Python code?

February 23, 2023

General

The speed of Python code compared to other programming languages depends on a variety of factors, such as the specific task being performed, the libraries and frameworks used, the quality of the code implementation, and the hardware on which the code is executed.

Zip & Encode Dict to String & Back in Python

February 22, 2023

Python

If you have a Python dictionary, and want to encode it as a string and zip it to save space, perhaps for passing a dictionary through as an environment variable or similar, then you can do the following

What Categories of Websites are there?

February 17, 2023

General

There are many different categories of websites, but here are some of the most common:

How to Generate a Random Number between 2 numbers in Python

February 16, 2023

Python

If you need to generate a random number between two (2) numbers in Python, then you can make use of the random module.

How to Install AWS SAM CLI on Mac

February 15, 2023

Aws , CLI

If you need to install AWS SAM CLI on a Mac, then the easiest option is to use Homebrew with the following commands:

How to count the amount of rows in MariaDB fast

February 11, 2023

Maria db , My SQL

If you need to find the fastest way to count the number of rows in a massive MariaDB, or MySQL table, then you can do the following instead of performing a select count() query:

How to find the Product of Consecutive Fib Numbers in Python

February 10, 2023

Python

0, 0, 1, 0, 2, 0, 2, 2, 1, 6, 0, 5, 0, 2, 6, 5, 4, 0, 5, 3, 0, 3, …

How to Solve Van Eck's Sequence in Python

February 9, 2023

Python

0, 0, 1, 0, 2, 0, 2, 2, 1, 6, 0, 5, 0, 2, 6, 5, 4, 0, 5, 3, 0, 3, …

How to Solve: Help the Bookseller Challenge in Python

February 8, 2023

Python

A bookseller has lots of books classified in 26 categories labeled A, B, … Z.

How to solve AWS MediaPackage PackagingGroup Quota Limit

January 31, 2023

If you are using AWS Elemental MediaPackage and hit the following error, then you need to either do one of the following:

How to Run Cdk Bootstrap

January 30, 2023

To bootstrap an AWS CDK environment, you simply need to do the following:

How to Get Account Number from AWS Lambda

January 24, 2023

If you need to get the current Account Number, or Account ID from within a Lambda execution, then you can access invoked_function_arn from the context and return the associated value as follows:

Summary of the Frequently Used AWS STS API calls

January 19, 2023

AssumeRole – is useful for allowing existing IAM users to access AWS resources that they don’t already have access to.

Understanding Locking and Conditional Writes in AWS DynamoDB

January 18, 2023

Optimistic locking is a strategy to ensure that the client-side item that you are updating (or deleting) is the same as the item in DynamoDB.

AWS CodeDeploy Deployment Type Options

January 17, 2023

CodeDeploy provides two (2) deployment type options: Option 1 – In-place Deployment In-place deployment: The application on each instance in the deployment group is stopped, the latest application revision is installed, and the new version of the application is started and validated.