This week we talk with Adam Johnson, Python developer / consultant, Django steering counsel member and prolific book author. Listen here: Or check it out on our YouTube channel: We start off with some wins, then we dive into his new Boost your Git DX book. We also discuss:• Adam’s focus on DX or “developer experience”… Continue reading Maximizing Your Developer Experience (DX) with Adam Johnson: Git Mastery, Django and Open Source
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Reflections on the Zen of Python
By Bob Belderbos on 21 December 2022
An initial version of this article appeared as a Pybites email first. If you like it join our friends list to get our valuable Python, developer and mindset content first … How following the Zen of Python will make your code better, a lot better. This epic set of axioms (triggered by typing import this in the… Continue reading Reflections on the Zen of Python
Tips for clean code in Python
By Bob Belderbos on 8 November 2022
In this article I will give you 10 tips for cleaner code. Hope this helps improve your Python code. 1. Smaller units. Break long functions (methods) into multiple smaller ones that do one thing (SRP or “Single-responsibility principle”). This will make your code more modular and easier to test. For example, a function that parses… Continue reading Tips for clean code in Python
Linting with Flake8
By Julian Sequeira on 8 October 2019
What the heck is linting? Let’s dive into the concept and talk about how flake8 can help us make our code better.
5 Vim Tricks to Speed up Your Python Development
By Bob Belderbos on 28 March 2017
In this article 5 Vim shortcuts to speed up your Python development.