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You asked... so here it is! A whole bunch of random Python goodies. Things to help you get started, to learn about the language, to go deeper... and more!<\/p>","pubDate":"Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:07:00 -0700","guid":"tag:blog.stanleysolutionsnw.com,2026-04-14:\/more-python-nonsense.html","category":["Python","education","electrical-engineering","learning","online","programming","python","resources","teaching"]},{"title":"Smello World? For HTTP Requests","link":"https:\/\/blog.stanleysolutionsnw.com\/smello-world-with-http.html","description":"
A short article, but hopefully getting a jump on getting back in the habbit of documenting what I'm up to. Check out this cool tool!<\/p>","pubDate":"Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:47:00 -0700","guid":"tag:blog.stanleysolutionsnw.com,2026-03-31:\/smello-world-with-http.html","category":["Python","python","http","web","requests","httpx","rest","api"]},{"title":"Making Configuration for a Python Application Simple!","link":"https:\/\/blog.stanleysolutionsnw.com\/making-configuration-for-a-python-application-simple.html","description":"
If you're a nerd like me, you can probably think of your favorite self-hosted application right now. Better yet, you can probably think of all the reasons you love it. You know, one of the staples of a great self-hosted application is its ability to make the configuration your own<\/em> and do so easily! I've been working on a number of little applications lately and they all need configuration, so I've started setting this up with the help of Python and TOML!<\/p>","pubDate":"Tue, 17 Jan 2023 14:23:00 -0800","guid":"tag:blog.stanleysolutionsnw.com,2023-01-17:\/making-configuration-for-a-python-application-simple.html","category":["Python","python","toml","configuration","development","environment-variables","dot-files"]},{"title":"Packaging Single File Python Projects","link":"https:\/\/blog.stanleysolutionsnw.com\/packaging-single-file-python-projects.html","description":" Somehow, I've managed to build quite a few random Python package, and contribute to others. 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There's an API for VoiceMeeter? And there's already a Python API for it? Sign me up!<\/p>","pubDate":"Sun, 12 Sep 2021 17:07:00 -0700","guid":"tag:blog.stanleysolutionsnw.com,2021-09-12:\/a-better-way-to-integrate-with-voicemeeter.html","category":["Python","audio","voicemeeter","api","sdk","mixer","python"]},{"title":"GitLab, Jenkins, Python, and the Raspberry Pi!","link":"https:\/\/blog.stanleysolutionsnw.com\/gitlab-jenkins-and-the-rpi.html","description":" I'm finally getting around to setting up some CI\/CD systems for my self-hosted GitLab server... 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Just a single file.<\/p>","pubDate":"Mon, 16 Jan 2023 09:50:00 -0800","guid":"tag:blog.stanleysolutionsnw.com,2023-01-16:\/packaging-single-file-python-projects.html","category":["Python","python","packaging","pyproject.toml","pypi","development","build"]},{"title":"Python, Pianobar, and MQTT?","link":"https:\/\/blog.stanleysolutionsnw.com\/python-pianobar-and-mqtt.html","description":"