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Bob and I have spent many years as Python devs, and 6 years coaching with Pybites and we can safely say that being a Senior Developer is only about 1/3 Python knowledge. The other 60% is the ecosystem. It’s the tooling. It’s all of the tech around Python that makes you stand out from the rest. This is […]
SQLModel is a library that lets you interact with databases through Python code with Python objects and type annotations instead of writing direct SQL queries. Created by the same author of the extremely popular framework FastAPI, it aims to make interacting with SQL DBs in Python easier and elegant, with data validation and IDE support, […]
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The Problem I have for as long as I can remember had a bit of a problem with analysis paralysis and tunnel vision. If I’m working on a problem and get stuck, I have a tendency to just sit there paging through code trying to understand where to go next. It’s a very unproductive habit […]
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Can GitHub Copilot be used to solve mathematical puzzles? What to be aware of when AI assistants are too confident.
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Welcome to Hell Cue the theme song from The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. This is a story that turns out well. But my code got stuck in import hell. I tried to teach my students all about pytest. Instead, for two days, I was sent on a debugging quest. I teach middle school students […]
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Diving into Programming with Python I’ve spent years entertaining the thought of becoming a software developer, only to get overwhelmed by the vast array (pun intended) of programming languages to choose from. Which one should I choose, where do I begin? Java? JavaScript? C? C++? C#? Ruby? Django? Flask? Woah… wait a minute? Understanding Frameworks […]
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If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime. Chinese proverb Transformative power of guidance 10 years ago I was overweight, maybe not more than +12 kg, but it definitely had a bearing on the quality of my […]
🎯 Ready to level up your Python skills? 🐍 Stop tutorial paralysis and start implementing 🔥 Here are 10 reasons coding on our platform (CodeChalleng.es) is so effective for (aspiring) Python programmers. 1️⃣ Real World Problems 💪 PyBites allows you to learn Python by solving real world problems, not just tutorial toy examples. This fosters […]
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I recently finished my time in the PDM program with Bob as my coach. This post focuses on how I made a back-end read-only database using FastAPI and a front-end using Streamlit along with the challenges that came with the whole project. Project Idea and initial planning This wasn’t my first attempt. I tried making […]