strftime – Python DateTime Timestamp String

The datetime object lets us work with dates and times in Python. But the value returned when we use this object is of the datatime data type rather than a string. Here is an example that prints the current year, month, day and time to the console: from datetime

Learn CSS radial-gradient by Building Background Patterns

If you are new to CSS gradients, you may have heard about something called radial-gradient(). If you have never used it before, you are in the right place to learn about it. In this tutorial, I will focus on some real and practical examples to explain the secrets behind

New wallpapers and better window snapping come to latest Windows 11 preview builds

A PC running Windows 11.

Enlarge / A PC running Windows 11. (credit: Microsoft)

Windows 11 has settled down a lot since its original release, but Microsoft continues testing new features and tweaks to the operating system in its Insider Preview program. So far this month, the builds have focused on bug fixes and UI tweaks, but a few notable changes are notable enough to call out.

This week’s build, version 22598, is relatively low on user-visible changes. One is that “a limited number of Windows Insiders” performing clean installs will have their desktop wallpapers set to rotating Windows Spotlight images by default. The other change is Microsoft experimenting with 4K wallpapers via Spotlight. There’s also a new album-centric view for artist pages in the redesigned Media Player app.

Last week’s preview, build 22593, brought some changes for the File Explorer and some window management improvements. The default view for new File Explorer windows is now called “Home,” though the available content doesn’t change much. Folders can still be pinned to your Home window, but the “Quick access” label has been moved from the navigation sidebar to the main window, and “pinned” files are now called “Favorites” to make them more consistent with the labeling used in OneDrive and Office.

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How to Get Started with PysonDB

We often need to store some data while working on our personal projects. We can use a SQL or NoSQL database with a server, but that would require us to do a bit of setup. In one of my previous articles, we saw a solution to this problem with

How to Use the slice() and splice() JavaScript Array Methods

When you are first learning JavaScript, it might be difficult to know the difference between the slice() and splice() array methods. In this article, I will walk you through how to use the slice() and splice() array methods using code examples. How to use the slice() JavaScript

Trying to sound impressive, Putin says Russia will resume lunar program

Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin (right) speaks to Russia President Vladimir Putin (left) and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko during their visit at the Vostochny cosmodrome on Tuesday.

Enlarge / Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin (right) speaks to Russia President Vladimir Putin (left) and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko during their visit at the Vostochny cosmodrome on Tuesday. (credit: Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)

To mark the 61st anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s historic first spaceflight, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited his country’s newest spaceport on Tuesday. Putin was accompanied by the chief of Russia’s space program, Dmitry Rogozin, and Belarusian President Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko, who has managed to hold on to his office since 1994.

Russians are understandably proud of their nation’s historic spaceflight glory, and Putin wanted to cloak himself in the glow of Gagarin’s achievement. Putin also sought to explain to Russians how he will continue Gagarin’s legacy by talking up Russia’s civil spaceflight efforts. “We need to successfully stand up to the challenges of space exploration,” he said. To that end, Putin said Russia is working on a “next-generation transport ship,” as well as a nuclear-powered space tug. And, according to Russian media reports, Putin added, “We will resume the lunar program.”

The next-generation ship presumably refers to the “Orel,” or Eagle, spacecraft that would be capable of launching cosmonauts into low Earth orbit as well as to the Moon. The problem with this is that Orel, under various guises and names, has been in development for nearly two decades and is likely years away from flying—if it ever does. And the nuclear-powered space tug is a concept that is years or more likely decades-to-never away from launching.

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