Dane Hillard on Python packaging and effective developer tooling

Watch here: Or listen here: In this week’s episode we talk with Dane about packaging and the rich ecosystem of Python tooling. Dane is the author of Publishing Python Packages, a new Manning book that just came out. In our conversation we dive into some of the specific challenges and opportunities that come with packaging… Continue reading Dane Hillard on Python packaging and effective developer tooling

Teaching packaging by building a Python package

Listen here Or watch here (recommended because there will be code!) Welcome back to our podcast. In this week’s episode we look at Python packaging. I was teaching this on our weekly PDM Code Clinic call and we ended up building quite a useful Pybites Open Source tool. Introducing pybites-search, a command line tool to… Continue reading Teaching packaging by building a Python package

Annotate all the things! Why you should care about Python type hints …

Listen now: This week we have Will Frey on the podcast: ML engineer, Python “knowledge dictionary” and type hints fan & geek. We talk about his background, how he learns / keeps up with Python’s fast moving ecosystem and of course we look at Python’s type hints in-depth: why care and some of his favorite tricks.  We… Continue reading Annotate all the things! Why you should care about Python type hints …

How to package and deploy CLI applications with Python PyPA setuptools build

This article covers how to package your Python code as a CLI application using just the official PyPA provided tools, without installing additional external dependencies. If you prefer reading code to reading words, you can find the full example demo code discussed in this article here: example repo of Python CLI packaged with PyPA setuptools… Continue reading How to package and deploy CLI applications with Python PyPA setuptools build

My Anaconda Workflow: Python environment and package management made easy

in this article martin provides an easy-to-follow reference guide of his anaconda workflow. he uses this to make his life easier managing the his python environment and package dependencies. and to great avail as you will soon discover. not only will you learn the basics of the powerful conda tool, he also goes into more depth on the more niche/advanced features like using alternate channels, distributing and cloning environments, updating anaconda, and setting environment variables. warning: this might get you on anaconda, and if you are already you probably want to keep this one nearby for reference.