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Articles on virtualenv
How to Create and Serve Zipfiles from Django
By Bob Belderbos on 8 May 2019
We added support to our platfom for bulk downloading of all your code submissions. This feature required creating and serving up zipfiles through Django. In this article I show you how to do it creating a simple Django app collecting code snippets through the admin interface, and serving them up in a zipfile via a download endpoint. Let’s dive straight in …
PyBites Twitter Digest – Issue 01, 2019
By PyBites Team on 17 February 2019
It has been too long but we’re excited to bring you today: PyBites Twitter Digest – Issue 01, 2019
Persistent Virtualenv Environment Variables with python-dotenv
By Julian Sequeira on 6 October 2018
In this article I’m going to show you how to declare persistent environment variables in Python Virtual Environments with python-dotenv.
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.
A Step by Step Guide to Implementing and Deploying Two-Phase Registration in Django
By Bob Belderbos on 4 August 2017
Two-phase registration, consisting of initial signup followed by a confirmation/activation email is a common piece for any web app. In this article I will guide you through setting this up in Django using the Django-registration plugin and Gmail for messaging. Then I show you how to deploy the app to Heroku.
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.
Automate Tweeting: how to build a Twitterbot
By Bob Belderbos on 29 December 2016
In this post I will show you how we automate part of our Twitter posting using feedparser and tweepy.
Learning from Python mistakes
By Bob Belderbos on 28 December 2016
In this post I summarize some great lessons Mike Pirnat shared in his free ebook ‘How to make mistakes in Python’
The Beauty of Python Virtualenvs
By Julian Sequeira on 22 December 2016
Python Virtualenvs are incredible yet sadly under utilised!