Boston Python

A Mastodon post about my latest blog post, about a podcast I was on: @nedbat/109580630455850981" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">hachyderm.io/@nedbat/109580… (everything can be solved^H^H^H^H^H^Hcomplicated with one more layer of indirection…)

Coverage․py 7.0 is out, but you might need to update your settings! Let me know how it goes… (Also at @nedbat/109539884502986920" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">hachyderm.io/@nedbat/109539…)

I’m posting on Mastodon these days, including this announcement of a beta of coverage․py 7.0.0: @nedbat/109451436366736576" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">hachyderm.io/@nedbat/109451… Please try it and let me know if it works or if it doesn’t!

Excited to launch Quibbler, an open-source Python package for interactive data analysis. Fun to use. Nothing to learn. Your standard code effortlessly comes to life! With the amazing Maor Kern, @kmaork. github.com/Technion-Kisho…, #python, #data

I’m not posting much here these days, but on Mastodon, I have a link to a clever way to use match/case with regexes to parse some #AdventOfCode inputs… @nedbat/109472409521137129" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">hachyderm.io/@nedbat/109472…

New beta! Coverage․py 7.0.0b1 is out: pypi.org/project/covera… Many small improvements to path handling and combining data, plus markdown tables. Things might be broken! Let me know, please?

Also at @nedbat/109439527351952739" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">hachyderm.io/@nedbat/109439…

Tufts University is looking for a Data Analytics Professor of the Practice, starting in September 2023. Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/114644  #dataanalytics #rstats @bostonpython @DataSciNews @BigDataCareer @NewDataSciJobs

Does PyCharm really use its own --omit switch on the command line? Should coverage․py combine the command line and the config? Or should the command line win like it does now? github.com/nedbat/coverag…

Dinghy 0.15.0: now includes releases; control over whether to show bot activity; and “since: forever”. Dinghy produces digests of GitHub activity. pypi.org/project/dinghy/

Many people might be thinking about new jobs this week. 2U/edX is hiring: 2u.com/careers/jobs/ Almost all of our software is open source (as @OpenEdX): we educate the world, and give away software so that others can too. (plz RT? thx)

Default values for #Python functions are stored once, and shared by all the function calls. You can (but don't!) change the object and future calls will see the changes.

Should coverage․py report on excluded lines that were actually executed? How would you want that to work? github.com/nedbat/coverag…

Coverage․py 6.6.0 beta 1: improvements to file patterns and relative_files that mean you MIGHT have to tweak your settings. Please test this pre-release version and let us know if something isn’t working! Install: pypi.org/project/covera… Changes: #version-6-6-0b1-2022-10-31" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">coverage.readthedocs.io/en/6.6.0b1/cha…

“The idea that I can decide my open-source purpose feels a bit like a genie granting me a wish, and then I have to deal with the unanticipated plot twists that result.” nedbatchelder.com/blog/202210/id…

Overload @ to peek at values. See what's going on inside #Python expressions:

Looking for opinions: when combining data files, should “*/foo” match “foo/bar”? Should relative_files=True mean that we always match file paths by prefixes? #issuecomment-1264741964" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">github.com/nedbat/coverag…

Sometimes compact syntax collides in surprising ways. Don't try to be too tricky! More explanation: #issuecomment-1259569502" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">github.com/python/cpython…

Dinghy 0.13.3: A minor but user-driven change: the hover text for icons is easier to understand. Dinghy produces compact digests of GitHub activity on pull requests, issues, projects, etc. pypi.org/project/dinghy/