PyCon 2019


Fiction Writers and Query Letters

Date Tags #python

See http://flstevens.itmaybeahack.com/writing-world-building-and/ for some back-story on F. L. Stevens and the need to write a *lot* of query letters to agents for fiction. (The non-fiction industry is entirely different; there are acquisition editors who look for technical contributors.)

There's a tiny possibility of a Query Manager …

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Python and pathlib and Windows -- this problem has been solved -- and yet...

The Passive-Aggressive Programmer strikes again. A sad story of sadness.
I tell everyone to stop using os.path and use pathlib. Everyone. Here's the link: https://docs.python.org/3/library/pathlib.html
It's essential to realize the semantic richness of OS filesystem paths. They're not simply strings. They have …
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Python exceptions considered an anti-pattern

https://sobolevn.me/2019/02/python-exceptions-considered-an-antipattern While eloquent and thorough, I remain unconvinced that this is a significant improvement over try/except. It's common enough in some functional languages to have strong support and a long, successful history. I think it replaces one problem with another. It's not a "solution …

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On the uselessness of Enum -- wait, what?

Had a question about an enumerated set of constant values. "Where do I put these constants?" they asked. It was clear what they wanted. This is another variation on their personal quest which can be called "I want Python to have CONST or Final." It's kind of tedious when a …

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