Structuring Python projects properly, especially when developing packages, can often be confusing. Many developers struggle with common questions: To help clarify these common challenges, I’ll show how I typically set up Python projects and organise package structures using the Python package and environment manager, uv. The challenge A typical and recurring problem in Python is… Continue reading Case Study: Developing and Testing Python Packages with uv
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How to Debug a Hanging Test Using pytest
By Bob Belderbos on 18 March 2020
Today a wanted to share a neat trick that might save you some headache: debugging a hanging test.
A Python Orientation – How to Get Started
By Andrew Knight on 17 August 2018
Python is a wonderful language for both beginners and expert programmers, but getting started can be daunting. Which version should I use? Which editors are best? What do you mean there are different implementations and environments? Here’s a guide to help navigate these big FAQs.
My Anaconda Workflow: Python environment and package management made easy
By Martin Uribe on 24 July 2018
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.
Twitter digest 2017 week 21
By PyBites Team on 28 May 2017
Every weekend we share a curated list of 15 cool things (mostly Python) that we found / tweeted throughout the week.
Best Practices for Compatible Python 2 and 3 Code
By Bob Belderbos on 22 March 2017
95% of most popular Python packages support Python 3. Maybe you are lucky and get to start fresh using Python 3. However as of last year Python 2.7 still reigns supreme in pip installs and at a lot of places 2.x is the only version you get to work in. I think writing Python 2 and 3 compatible code is an important skill, so lets check what it entails.
Zip and ship, make an executable zipfile of your py project
By Bob Belderbos on 25 December 2016
In this post I show an example how you can distribute your code as an executable zipfile, a neat trick I discovered in Chapter 6 of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Python
The Beauty of Python Virtualenvs
By Julian Sequeira on 22 December 2016
Python Virtualenvs are incredible yet sadly under utilised!
How to get PyBites up and running on your machine
By PyBites Team on 20 December 2016
This is a short post for Julian to get this Pelican blog up and running on his system.