The importance of turning an idea into a prototype – the changing scenario in computing methods Computing has advanced dramatically over the past few decades. Earlier systems relied on programs that were installed and run on individual personal computers. Users would purchase software licenses, install the programs themselves, and then access those applications from their […]
The importance of a full Python web framework – Getting to Know Streamlit – A Brief Overview
The importance of a full Python web framework Building and publishing web applications on the cloud today relies on several key frameworks, languages, and techniques. Some of the most important are as follows: As we can see, there are many tools and techniques we can use to build, deploy, scale, and integrate web applications professionally […]
Local versus the cloud – Getting to Know Streamlit – A Brief Overview
Local versus the cloud There are some key differences to keep in mind when developing software applications versus cloud-based web applications: To summarize, developing web applications on cloud platforms differs from building traditional software installations in key ways. Web apps are often easier to deploy, update, scale, and make highly available and mobile, involve more […]
Python libraries for web applications (Flask and Django) – Getting to Know Streamlit – A Brief Overview
Python libraries for web applications (Flask and Django) Here’s an overview of some popular Python libraries for building web applications: Let’s look at some situations when we should use Flask: Let’s look at some situations when we should use Django: In summary, choose Flask for small to mid-sized web apps and Django for large, complex […]
Examples of Streamlit’s capabilities – Getting to Know Streamlit – A Brief Overview
Examples of Streamlit’s capabilities Here are some useful examples of Streamlit’s capabilities: Streamlit is incredibly versatile and can help us create more or less any kind of application we have in mind in quite a short time and with an affordable effort. Considering this enormous point of strength, let’s understand why turning our ideas into […]
The importance of turning an idea into a prototype – Getting to Know Streamlit – A Brief Overview
The importance of turning an idea into a prototype The faster an idea can be turned into a tangible prototype, the greater the opportunities and advantages. There are several key benefits to building rough prototypes as quickly as possible: Turning ideas into prototypes as rapidly and as frequently as possible leads to better products, happier […]
Setting up the OS 2 – Setting Up the Python Coding Environment
As we can see, Python 3 is already installed in Ubuntu, and when we type python3, we can enter Python and start coding. In Figure 2.3, we just printed a nice Hello Streamlit! message and then quit. If you encounter an error while typing python3, it is possible that your system has Python available as […]
Setting up the OS – Setting Up the Python Coding Environment
Setting up the OS It’s extremely important to have a very well-working environment. The OS is the place where everything is supposed to run. Even if the first choice we are asked to make is in regard to the OS to be used, we can say that from this point of view, we are lucky, […]
IDE selection – Setting Up the Python Coding Environment
IDE selection Having a good IDE is very important for coding in Python. It provides many useful features that help you write code faster and with fewer errors, and keeps your code clean and well organized. For example, the autocomplete feature saves a lot of time by suggesting code completions as you type. This reduces […]
What is a virtual environment? 2 – Setting Up the Python Coding Environment
All the reasons mentioned in the preceding list are enough to make pipenv our choice for the management and creation of virtual environments. Now, we’ll proceed with the pipenv installation and with the description of its main commands. We can install pipenv together with pipenv-pipes by just typing the following command:sudo python3 –m pip install […]