This month is my wife’s, mother’s and my own birthday, all within a span of nine days. What are the odds of that? No idea, I’m no statistician. However, as a developer, I thought it would be fun to prove (or disprove?) the Birthday Paradox with...
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Reusables – Part 2: Wrappers
Spice up your code with wrappers! In Python, a wrapper, also known as a decorator, is simply encapsulating a function within other functions. @wrapper def my_func(a, b=2): print(b) @meta_decorator(foo=”bar”) def my_other_func(**kwargs): print(kwargs) In Reusables, all the wrappers take arguments, aka meta decorators, so you will at...
Continue reading...Is it easier to ask for forgiveness in Python?
Is Python more suited for EAFP or LBYL coding styles? It has been debated across message boards, email chains, stackoverflow, twitter and workplaces. It’s not as heated as some other battles; like how spaces are better than tabs, or that nano is indisputably the best terminal...
Continue reading...First steps into GUI design with Kivy
Boring Background I have always had in interest in making a local photo organization tool, that supports albums and tagging the way I want to do it. Maybe down the line allowing others to connect and use it too. So I started on one a few...
Continue reading...Python Box 3 – The reddit release
Box has surpassed my expectations in popularity, even appearing in the Python Weekly newsletter and on Python Bytes podcast. I am very grateful for everyone that uses it and hope that you find it to be another great tool in your Python tool-belt! Also a huge shot...
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