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Boston Python retweeted
26 Dec 2022
A Mastodon post about my latest blog post, about a podcast I was on: hachyderm.io/@nedbat/1095806… (everything can be solved^H^H^H^H^H^Hcomplicated with one more layer of indirection…)

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Boston Python retweeted
Coverage․py 7.0 is out, but you might need to update your settings! Let me know how it goes… (Also at hachyderm.io/@nedbat/1095398…)

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Boston Python retweeted
14 Dec 2022
I’m posting on Mastodon these days, including this announcement of a beta of coverage․py 7.0.0: hachyderm.io/@nedbat/1094514… Please try it and let me know if it works or if it doesn’t!
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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-Kishony-…, #python, #data
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New beta! Coverage․py 7.0.0b1 is out: pypi.org/project/coverage/7.… Many small improvements to path handling and combining data, plus markdown tables. Things might be broken! Let me know, please?
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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!
github.com/nedbat/coveragepy… (also need opinions about how to report...)
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Boston Python retweeted
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

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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/coveragepy…

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Boston Python retweeted
10 Nov 2022
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/
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Boston Python retweeted
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)
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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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Should coverage․py report on excluded lines that were actually executed? How would you want that to work? github.com/nedbat/coveragepy…

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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/coverage/6.… Changes: coverage.readthedocs.io/en/6…
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Boston Python retweeted
29 Oct 2022
“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/20221…
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Overload @ to peek at values. See what's going on inside #Python expressions:
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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? github.com/nedbat/coveragepy…

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Boston Python retweeted
30 Sep 2022
Sometimes compact syntax collides in surprising ways. Don't try to be too tricky! More explanation: github.com/python/cpython/is…
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Boston Python retweeted
30 Sep 2022
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/
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