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A Better Place to Put Your Python Virtual Environments

By on 7 March 2024

Virtual environments are vital if you’re developing Python apps or just writing some Python scripts. They allow you to isolate different app requirements to prevent conflicts and keep your global OS environment clean. This is super important for many reasons. The most obvious one is requirements isolation. Let’s say that you’re working on two different… Continue reading A Better Place to Put Your Python Virtual Environments

Modules, Best Practices, Tips

6 Cool Things You Can Do With The Functools Module

By on 21 September 2023

In this article let’s look at the functools Standard Library module and 6 cool things you can do with it (be warned, a lot of decorators are coming your way! 😍) … 1. Cache (“memoize”) things You can use the @cache decorator (formerly called @lru_cache) as a “simple lightweight unbounded function cache”. The classic example is… Continue reading 6 Cool Things You Can Do With The Functools Module

Developer, Best Practices, Tips

Make Each Line Count, Keeping Things Simple in Python

By on 24 August 2023

A challenge in software development is to keep things simple 🤯 For your code to not grow overly complex over time 😱 Simple is better than complex.Complex is better than complicated. Zen of Python 🐍 Simplicity in your code means fewer possibilities for bugs to hide and easier debugging when they do arise 📈 It… Continue reading Make Each Line Count, Keeping Things Simple in Python

Best Practices, Concepts, Tips

The Arbitrary (Keyword) Arguments (args and kwargs) don’t come “for free” in Python

By on 9 August 2023

Python allows you to use *args and **kwargs in function definitions to accept an arbitrary number of positional and keyword arguments, respectively. Here is a simple example: Different types of function arguments In the above example, the arbitrary_args function is defined to accept any number of positional and keyword arguments using the *args and **kwargs… Continue reading The Arbitrary (Keyword) Arguments (args and kwargs) don’t come “for free” in Python

Best Practices, Developer, Tips

Avoiding Silent Failures in Python: Best Practices for Error Handling

By on 7 August 2023

In the world of programming, errors are inevitable. But how we choose to handle these errors can make the difference between a system that is robust and user-friendly and one that is fraught with ambiguous issues 😱 The Zen of Python famously states, “Errors should never pass silently.” This principle emphasizes the importance of addressing… Continue reading Avoiding Silent Failures in Python: Best Practices for Error Handling