Makefiles are awesome, and you can use them in your Python projects too (they are not only to compile and build C/C++ projects that is) 😎 They help you automate various tasks and streamline the development process overall 🚀 They allow you to: – Manage dependencies– Run tests– Build documentation– Format your code– Lint and… Continue reading How to better streamline your Python project using a Makefile
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Feel Comfortable with Git?
By Jeffrey Haemer on 27 February 2023
Folks come to me to ask for help with Git. Sometimes they can’t guess what git subcommand they need. (Git 2.37 has 169.) Sometimes they know what subcommand they want, but don’t know what flags to use. (git log now has 149 flags and options.) Sometimes they issued a command, and Git didn’t do what… Continue reading Feel Comfortable with Git?
A super simple Zettelkasten note taking system
By Bob Belderbos on 7 September 2022
Yesterday I found this amazing gist that got me running with Zettelkasten in no time 💪 Check out this short YouTube video where the author demos this workflow: As the Zen of Python wisely taught us: Simple is better than complex – and this is so true for what can easily be an overwhelming task… Continue reading A super simple Zettelkasten note taking system
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
Exploring the Modern Python Command-Line Interface
By Erik O'Shaughnessy on 27 April 2020
Delve into the why and the how of writing command-line tools using Python.
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.
PyBites Module of the Week: Openpyxl – Automate Excel!
By Bob Belderbos on 12 September 2017
You probably remember your first script. I remember the joy of discovering how I could let the machine automate something for me. It still gets me excited everyday. I played a bit with openpyxl yesterday. I used it to hack an Excel game for which I first used a macro. Not particularly useful but a nice exploration of this module.
Code Challenge 11 – Generators for Fun and Profit
By PyBites Team on 20 March 2017
A new week, a new ‘bite’ of Python coding! After last week’s article on generators we will get you to practice a bit more with them in our new challenge. Good luck and have fun.