Ubuntu is a free computer system, like Windows or macOS, but it’s built by a community. It’s great for programmers because it’s very flexible and has lots of tools already built-in that help you code.

This post explains what a Python module is and how to use it to drastically extend the capabiltiies of your code. Plus: how to make your own!

There are two common ways this happens: using Python keywords or built-in names as your own, and accidentally naming your scripts after existing Python modules.

Written in Rust, the PyApp utility wraps up Python programs into self-contained click-to-run executables. It might be the ...