When to use Python classes If you know how to use variables in Python, this works similarly: except instead of storing one piece of data as an integer, you are storing custom information about an ...

Python classes can make your code more complicated than necessary. So when should you use classes, and when should you use standard functions instead?

Many classes are kept in separate files, meaning they work just like a Python module. However, not all classes are modules, and likewise, classes can be included in-line in the main flow of your code.

Overview Python's "abstract base class" system gives you a way to create types that serve as the abstract foundation for another, more concrete type. This example shows how an abstract base class ...

Microsoft's two new video series target beginner developers interested in using Python for machine-learning programs.

Dr. James McCaffrey of Microsoft Research provides a full-code, step-by-step machine learning tutorial on how to use the LightGBM system to perform multi-class classification using Python and the ...