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Mike Driscoll: Python 101: Conditional Statements

Link: https://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2020/04/29/python-101-conditional-statements/

Developers have to make decisions all the time. How do you approach this problem? Do you use technology X or technology Y? Which programming language(s) can you use to solve this? Your code also somet
PyCharm: Interview: Koudai Aono, Author of pydantic Plugin for PyCharm

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pycharm/~3/vrmVCzkQZ9M/

I’ve long been a big fan of pydantic by the prolific Samuel Colvin. In 2018, the package added support for dataclasses by providing its own decorator which “creates (almost) vanilla python dataclasses
Janusworx: The Long Road I took to Learn Basic Python

Link: https://janusworx.com/the-long-road-i-took-to-learn-basic-python/

I have been wanting to switch careers to programming for a long time now.
Just that juggling a part time job, home work, and a broken back, always kept me from somehow giving it the time, that that I
Real Python: Regular Expressions: Regexes in Python

Link: https://realpython.com/regex-python/

In this tutorial, you’ll explore regular expressions, also known as regexes, in Python. A regex is a special sequence of characters that defines a pattern for complex string-matching functionality.
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Django Weblog: PyCharm & DSF Campaign 2020 Results

Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2020/apr/29/pycharm-dsf-campaign-2020-results/

For the fourth year in a row, JetBrains PyCharm  partnered with the Django Software Foundation on a promotion, “Get PyCharm, Support Django,” where for 28 days users could purchase new individual PyCh
PyCon: Microsoft’s Python team loves PyCon, including this year’s online version!

Link: https://pycon.blogspot.com/2020/04/microsofts-python-team-loves-pycon.html

Microsoft returned as our top PyCon 2020 sponsor (for the 3rd year) and stepped forward to make another big investment in PyCon and its community. Microsoft not only uses Python for their own developm
Reuven Lerner: Function Dissection Lab: Learn how Python functions work by examining their innards

Link: https://lerner.co.il/2020/04/29/function-dissection-lab-learn-how-python-functions-work-by-examining-their-innards/

PyCon didn’t happen in Pittsburgh, as planned, thanks to the coronavirus and covid-19. But it did happen online, and I was delighted to be able to present a talk!
Here’s the talk video:


And here are
Stories in My Pocket: What is Your Burnout Telling You?

Link: https://everydaysuperpowers.dev/articles/what-your-burnout-telling-you/

I am glad that mental health is being discussed more often in the programming world. In particular, I would like to thank Kenneth Reitz for his transparency over the last few years and contributing hi
Stories in My Pocket: On being an expert

Link: https://everydaysuperpowers.dev/articles/being-expert/

At the most recent PyRVA meeting, I had the opportunity to coach an aspiring web developer to start his first local web server and view a website that he created. It was truly a privilege to see his e
Stories in My Pocket: Pathlib: my new favorite module

Link: https://everydaysuperpowers.dev/articles/pathlib-my-new-favorite-module/

Though `pathlib` was introduced in python 3.4 to some praise, I didn't "get" it. Like many things in python, I needed some time to come around and tinker with it before I realized the power within. I
Stories in My Pocket: Recommendation: Dash for your docs

Link: https://everydaysuperpowers.dev/articles/recommed-dash-for-docs/

Part of what I want to do with this site is recommend tools and resources that I’ve found valuable, in the hopes that you might benefit from them and enjoy them as I have.There has been one program, i
Stories in My Pocket: Don't be afraid of Test-Driven Development

Link: https://everydaysuperpowers.dev/articles/dont-be-afraid-test-driven-development/

Throughout my career, the teams I’ve been on have had a wide range of views on using tests while developing code. As I’ve moved between teams, listened to podcasts, and read articles, I’ve assembled s
Stories in My Pocket: Recommended podcast episode: No Plans to Merge "Feature Branches"

Link: https://everydaysuperpowers.dev/articles/recommended-episode-no-plans-merge-feature-branches/

No Plans to Merge is a newer podcast to me. The hosts, Daniel Coulbourne & Caleb Porzio, have a chemistry that is much deeper than their episode count would suggest, as this podcast is the successor t
Stories in My Pocket: Recommended episode: Web Software Architecture Extravaganza

Link: https://everydaysuperpowers.dev/articles/recommended-episode-web-software-architecture-extravaganza/

I recently started listening to the Friday Afternoon Deploy podcast and have been enjoying it.It's a weekly podcast where some of the developers at Lofty Labs let off steam on a Friday afternoon by re
Stories in My Pocket: PyCon 2019: Open Spaces

Link: https://everydaysuperpowers.dev/articles/pycon-2019-open-spaces/

There have been a few thoughts about PyCon US 2019 that have been bouncing around my head, wanting to come out. Today, I want to talk about PyCon's Open Spaces, and why you should start planning on at
Stories in My Pocket: PyCon 2019: The People of PyCon

Link: https://everydaysuperpowers.dev/articles/pycon-2019-people-pycon/

There have been a few thoughts about PyCon US 2019 that have been bouncing around my head, wanting to come out. Today, I want to talk about the opportunity to meet your Python heros, and why you shoul
Stories in My Pocket: Refactoring and asking for forgiveness

Link: https://everydaysuperpowers.dev/articles/refactoring-and-asking-forgiveness/

Recently, I had a great interaction with one of my coworkers that I think is worth sharing, with the hope you may learn a bit about refactoring and python.My colleague came to me to help him think thr