The Problem I have for as long as I can remember had a bit of a problem with analysis paralysis and tunnel vision. If I’m working on a problem and get stuck, I have a tendency to just sit there paging through code trying to understand where to go next. It’s a very unproductive habit… Continue reading Try an AI Speed Run For Your Next Side Project
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FastAPI Deployment Made Easy with Docker and Fly.io
By Zach Merrill on 18 March 2025
For the PDM program I worked on a FastAPI project to track books using the Google Book API and also provide AI powered recommendations using Marvin AI. As the project came closer to deployment, I knew that I wanted to try out containerization for a reliable and repeatable way to deploy. I chose Docker due… Continue reading FastAPI Deployment Made Easy with Docker and Fly.io
NLP Made Easy: How We Prioritize Exercise Improvements with a Few Lines of Code
By Bob Belderbos on 20 February 2025
We highly appreciate user feedback for continuous improvement. With hundreds of Bite exercises and thousands of reviews, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the data. 😱 How do you uncover insights from this sea of feedback? Use code! 😎 Enter TextBlob, a Python library that abstracts away the complexities of Natural Language Processing (NLP). This… Continue reading NLP Made Easy: How We Prioritize Exercise Improvements with a Few Lines of Code
Creating a Fitness Tracker App with Python Reflex
By Bob Belderbos on 16 January 2025
In this post, I will build a simple fitness tracker app using Python Reflex. Reflex is a Python library that allows you to create reactive applications using a functional and declarative approach. We will use Reflex to create a simple fitness tracker app that allows you to log the amount of workouts completed per week.… Continue reading Creating a Fitness Tracker App with Python Reflex
How to convert a Python script into a web app, a product others can use
By Ahmed Lemine on 19 July 2024
So, you’re a Python developer or you just use Python to make your life easier by writing utility scripts to automate repetitive tasks and boost your productivity.Such Python scripts are usually local to your machine, run from the command line and require some Python skills to use including for instance setting up a virtual environment… Continue reading How to convert a Python script into a web app, a product others can use
Introducing eXact-RAG: the ultimate local Multimodal Rag
By Marco Franzon on 20 June 2024
Exact-RAG is a powerful multimodal model designed for Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). It seamlessly integrates text, visual and audio information, allowing for enhanced content understanding and generation. In the rapidly evolving landscape of the Large language model (LLM), the quest for more efficient and versatile models continues unabated. One of the latest advancements in this realm… Continue reading Introducing eXact-RAG: the ultimate local Multimodal Rag
Build a route planner for maps using Python
By Judith Vockenroth on 7 March 2024
In this article I use the metric system, where 1 meter = 3.28 feet. I also talk about highways. Here I use the definition in British English, where highway refers to any path with a public right of access. We are all familiar with the existence of route planners like google maps or OpenStreetMaps (OSM),… Continue reading Build a route planner for maps using Python
Empower Your Python Ambitions – From Idea Paralysis to Real-World Projects
By PyBites Team on 31 August 2023
In this podcast episode we talk about the significance of building real-world Python applications. Listen here: Or watch here: Bob highlights the importance of breaking away from tutorial paralysis and creating genuine software solutions to understand and confront real-world complexities. He also emphasizes the career benefits of showcasing tangible Python projects on your portfolio /… Continue reading Empower Your Python Ambitions – From Idea Paralysis to Real-World Projects
PyScript, a first exploration
By Leonieke Paalvast on 6 January 2023
After watching a PDM Code Clinic demo of PyScript the other day I got a lot of inspiration of things I could do with this new technology. I always liked working with HTML and CSS because you instantly see the results, something I miss working with pure Python. However now with PyScript I can combine… Continue reading PyScript, a first exploration
Building a 500 line API regression test suite
By Bob Belderbos on 15 December 2022
This article appeared as a Pybites email first. If you like it consider joining our friends list for weekly Python, developer and (!) mindset content … Last year I built a cool API to post code images using our pybites-carbon tool. It will store the tip code in a database and store the code image in an… Continue reading Building a 500 line API regression test suite