First at all, I would like to clarify something that maybe sounds evident, but sometimes we forget, the path is not a string, it is a fact that we must keep in mind to avoid headaches in our journey in Python.  Since Python 3.4 in advance, we count on a powerful and versatile module called pathlib.

Sometimes, the only thing that we want is to drop a database(not in PRODUCTION) and recreate it from scratch, especially when we are in the process of automating the deployment of our MySQL databases, for instance using liquibase. Therefore, it is not uncommon in an initial testing process to wish to drop and recreate our tested database.

Recently I did the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals exam and passed, nonetheless this experience was totally different from previous exams and certifications earned in the past, and probably many colleagues have felt the same. Let me try to explain to you about my professional context and why I think that this exam is a must for any IT professional and how a lot of knowledge acquired on Azure is perfectly portable to other Cloud providers.

The aim of this post is to show you a specific and useful tip in Python for replacing strings with matched values contained in a dictionary, for this task that could sound trivial but in the practice may represent an interesting challenge.