Somu

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Full-stack developer documenting what I’m learning as I go. This space is all about tech, understanding how things work, and writing things down as they start to make sense.

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SSomusomusblog.hashnode.devApr 28 · 6 min read

Integrating Gemini API: From First Request to Streaming Conversations

If you want to get hands-on with Gemini's API quickly — without spinning up a local environment — Google Colab is the fastest path. This post walks through the full integration: from understanding wha

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SSomusomusblog.hashnode.devJan 25 · 10 min read

04_Numbers in Python

In lower-level languages like C or Java, a number is often just a direct mapping to a processor register (a 32-bit or 64-bit block of memory). In Python, however, numbers are abstractions—they are fully-fledged objects allocated on the heap. We’ll di...

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SSomusomusblog.hashnode.devJan 11 · 4 min read

03_Understanding Variables: Labels vs. Boxes Explained

If you are coming from languages like C++ or Java, Python variables are probably gaslighting you. They look the same, they use the same = syntax, but they behave completely differently under the hood. I realized I had the wrong mental model. In Pytho...

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SSomusomusblog.hashnode.devJan 8 · 4 min read

02_The “Mutable Default Argument” Trap (and Why It Happens)

If you’ve been coding in Python for more than a week, you’ve probably heard the golden rule: “Everything in Python is an object.” But here’s the catch that confused me early on:some objects are chill and let you change them. Others are stubborn and...

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SSomusomusblog.hashnode.devJan 8 · 5 min read

01_Python Under the Hood

When I first started writing Python, I often heard it described simply as an "interpreted language." I imagined the computer reading my code line-by-line and executing it on the fly. While that’s not entirely wrong, it is a massive oversimplification...

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Integrating Gemini API: From First Request to Streaming Conversations

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02_The “Mutable Default Argument” Trap (and Why It Happens)

01_Python Under the Hood

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Integrating Gemini API: From First Request to Streaming Conversations

04_Numbers in Python

03_Understanding Variables: Labels vs. Boxes Explained

02_The “Mutable Default Argument” Trap (and Why It Happens)

01_Python Under the Hood