Unicode in Python: Working With Character Encodings
Christopher Trudeau
51:35
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Python’s Unicode support is strong and robust, but it takes some time to master. There are many ways of encoding text into binary data, and in this course you’ll learn a bit of the history of encodings. You’ll also spend time learning the intricacies of Unicode, UTF-8, and how to use them when programming Python. You’ll practice with multiple examples and see how smooth working with text and binary data in Python can be!
By the end of this course, you’ll know:
What You'll Learn?
- What an encoding is
- What ASCII is
- How binary displays as octal and hex values
- How UTF-8 encodes a code point
- How to combine code points into a single glyph
- Which built-in functions can help you
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Christopher Trudeau
Instructor's CoursesChristopher has a passion for the Python language and writes for Real Python. He is a consultant who helps advise organizations on how to improve their technical teams. Christopher is a strong advocate for automation throughout the delivery process and the power of small teams with well defined goals.
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- Training sessions 9
- duration 51:35
- Release Date 2023/04/03