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@nedbat
Ned Batchelder
3 years
A Mastodon post about my latest blog post, about a podcast I was on: https://t.co/K1qBMH3kju (everything can be solved^H^H^H^H^H^Hcomplicated with one more layer of indirection…)
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@coveragepy
Coverage.py
3 years
Coverage․py 7.0 is out, but you might need to update your settings! Let me know how it goes… (Also at https://t.co/ibw9FqaW1K)
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@Starlink
Starlink
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@nedbat
Ned Batchelder
3 years
I’m posting on Mastodon these days, including this announcement of a beta of coverage․py 7.0.0: https://t.co/YaNVZABkg4 Please try it and let me know if it works or if it doesn’t!
hachyderm.io
New beta! Coverage.py 7.0.0b1 is out: https://pypi.org/project/coverage/7.0.0b1/ Many small improvements to path handling and combining data, plus Markdown tables. Things might be broken! Let me...
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@RoyKishony
Roy Kishony
3 years
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. https://t.co/u7znAYBfYA, #python, #data
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@nedbat
Ned Batchelder
3 years
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… https://t.co/glnJxWhEfm
hachyderm.io
Attached: 1 image A teaser for an interesting parsing approach I used in #python today for #adventofcode... Full spoiler: https://github.com/nedbat/adventofcode2022/blob/main/day07.py#L70-L103
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@coveragepy
Coverage.py
3 years
New beta! Coverage․py 7.0.0b1 is out: https://t.co/4UsZaTmZWM Many small improvements to path handling and combining data, plus markdown tables. Things might be broken! Let me know, please?
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pypi.org
Code coverage measurement for Python
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@nedbat
Ned Batchelder
3 years
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hachyderm.io
When running coverage, lines that should have run but didn't are called "unexecuted." What's a good word for the opposite? Lines we said wouldn't run, but did: Sneaks? Surprises? Gremlins? Escapees?...
@coveragepy
Coverage.py
3 years
When running coverage, lines that should have run but didn't are called "unexecuted." What's a word for the opposite? Lines we said wouldn't run, but did: Sneaks? Surprises? Gremlins? Escapees? We need ideas! https://t.co/YXC63jGhOl (also need opinions about how to report...)
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@TuftsDataLab
Tufts Data Lab
3 years
Tufts University is looking for a Data Analytics Professor of the Practice, starting in September 2023. Apply here: https://t.co/HlOGWLRDUX   #dataanalytics #rstats @bostonpython @DataSciNews @BigDataCareer @NewDataSciJobs
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@coveragepy
Coverage.py
3 years
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? https://t.co/QqwblbLf2a
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@nedbat
Ned Batchelder
3 years
Dinghy 0.15.0: now includes releases; control over whether to show bot activity; and “since: forever”. Dinghy produces digests of GitHub activity. https://t.co/GAkuJk2zSU
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@nedbat
Ned Batchelder
3 years
Many people might be thinking about new jobs this week. 2U/edX is hiring: https://t.co/0Xq8nNYchC 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)
2u.com
From coders and engineers to pedagogy experts, success advisors, and beyond, 2U offers a wide variety of education technology jobs for those with the passion and drive to change higher education for...
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@nedbat
Ned Batchelder
3 years
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.
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@coveragepy
Coverage.py
3 years
Should coverage․py report on excluded lines that were actually executed? How would you want that to work? https://t.co/Ror98DPSY7
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@coveragepy
Coverage.py
3 years
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: https://t.co/yCasKvV7Qt Changes: https://t.co/G2Y5Mqq0nM
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@nedbat
Ned Batchelder
3 years
“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.” https://t.co/kJ4AThtBzM
nedbatchelder.com
DHH says we can choose our purpose in open source. I don’t feel all the freedom he describes.
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@nedbat
Ned Batchelder
3 years
Overload @ to peek at values. See what's going on inside #Python expressions:
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@coveragepy
Coverage.py
3 years
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? https://t.co/pt3yz7Mqnf
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@nedbat
Ned Batchelder
3 years
Sometimes compact syntax collides in surprising ways. Don't try to be too tricky! More explanation: https://t.co/EjMcJk6rBK
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@nedbat
Ned Batchelder
3 years
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. https://t.co/GAkuJk2zSU
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