Python 3.15 released: Lazy imports, UTF-8 and new data types

Python 3.15 is expected to speed up some programs and simplifies handling immutable data. UTF-8 as standard requires testing.

Can't read CSV even in Python 3.15? Practice specifying character encoding

"I updated Python, but I can't read Japanese CSV files." When you open a file you've received and see a string of English ...
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VS Code is the overlooked Excel companion I didn't know I needed

Excel is still my spreadsheet workhorse, but VS Code handles the awkward file-level jobs I don't want Excel touching.

CSV columns misaligned in Python? Reading product names with commas correctly

When I loaded the product names from the CSV, the quantity column contained "Black". Even though I just separated them by commas, the columns shifted halfway through. In such cases, checking if there ...