There are multiple ways to write an app in Python. However, not all of them provide your users with the best experience. One of the problems some people encounter is writing launch scripts. The best way to handle this is the Entry Points mechanism of Setuptools, and a __main__.py file. It’s quite easy to implement. […]
Author: Chris Warrick
New Year’s Python Meme 2013/2014
Via Tarek Ziadé (original meme, none this year…) and Alex Clark. Right after the break. Here it comes: 1. What’s the coolest Python application, framework or library you discovered this year? Nikola. 2. What new programming technique did you learn this year? There are lots of them, including writing sane context managers. 3. Which open […]
Nikola — The Best Blog Engine Ever!
I recently found out about Nikola (through Planet Python). It is awesome, even better than Hyde. Why? Right after the break. Why? A lively community and an awesome lead developer, Roberto Alsina. Actively developed (last commit to Hyde was 11 months ago). Easily extensible. Ships with the Bootstrap style, to which I planned to migrate […]
New Year’s Python Meme 2012
Via Tarek Ziadé. Right after the break. Here it comes: 1. What’s the coolest Python application, framework or library you have discovered in 2012? A lot of them. Requests by the ever-awesome Kenneth Reitz, for example. 2. What new programming technique did you learn in 2012? Python and Pythonic code is the answer for this […]