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Python Bytes

#375 Pointing at Countries

Mar 19, 2024
Topics covered in this podcast include pycountry, Python pointers, and ingestr. Pycountry offers access to ISO country info, pointers in Python are discussed, and ingestr allows data ingestion. Learn about different topics in Python and terminal customization for improved productivity.
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  • pycountry provides ISO country data like languages, currencies, and subdivisions.
  • Understanding Python variables as names can help grasp its unique pointer handling without explicit pointers.

Deep dives

Pie Country Python Library for Country Information

Pie Country is a Python library that provides comprehensive country information, including country subdivisions, language, currency, and script definitions. It offers access to ISO standards and translations for all countries, even including historic and deleted countries. This library, used by over 17,000 projects, allows users to retrieve detailed country data like alpha codes, full names, abbreviations, and more.

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