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
Articles on tools
Maximizing Your Developer Experience (DX) with Adam Johnson: Git Mastery, Django and Open Source
By PyBites Team on 9 November 2023
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
Sentry, a Developer’s Partner, Interview with Co-Founder David Cramer
By PyBites Team on 30 October 2023
This week PDM coaches Hugh + Ryan talk with David Cramer, Co-founder and CTO of Sentry! Listen here: Also on YouTube: They delve into the journey of Sentry and its rise as an essential tool for developers. David highlights how Sentry’s developer-first approach significantly contributed to its growth. They touch upon community-centric decisions and the… Continue reading Sentry, a Developer’s Partner, Interview with Co-Founder David Cramer
Julian asks Bob about his use of ChatGpt
By PyBites Team on 20 April 2023
Watch here: Or listen here: Welcome back to our podcast. In this episode Julian interviews Bob about his recent adoption of ChatGpt in his daily work. A bit hesitant at first he has fully embraced the tool and already noticed a significant increase in his productivity as a developer. We also highlight some possible concerns… Continue reading Julian asks Bob about his use of ChatGpt
Dane Hillard on Python packaging and effective developer tooling
By PyBites Team on 5 April 2023
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
By PyBites Team on 25 March 2023
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
Single or double quotes in Python?
By Bob Belderbos on 20 September 2022
Whatever you think about Twitter these days, it’s pretty handy for us developers to ask questions and get inputs 💡 Last week I asked about single vs double quotes in Python: I thought double quotes were a given, black – “The Uncompromising Code Formatter”, defaults to them and I personally find them pleasant to the eye.… Continue reading Single or double quotes in Python?
Learning Rich by making a color searcher command line app
By Bob Belderbos on 6 July 2022
The other day I wanted to get serious with the awesome Rich library. As we always say: you have to build to really learn + need ideas? Scratch your own itch. If you’re struggling for ideas, see what takes you long and/or is cumbersome and see if it’s a good candidate to automate it with… Continue reading Learning Rich by making a color searcher command line app
Effective Developers Leverage Their Toolset
By Bob Belderbos on 6 April 2020
Last week I did a couple of shared screen sessions debugging and teaching. I paused and reflected on the tools I used and how I sharpened my sword over the years.
Twitter Digest 2018 Week 09
By PyBites Team on 25 February 2018
Every weekend we share a curated list of 15 cool things (mostly Python) that we found / tweeted throughout the week.