Paul Ganssle @pganssle@qoto.org
Programmer working at Google. Python core developer and general FOSS contributor. I also post some parenting content.
Joined Nov 2019
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The virus that has been going around finally got to me.
Not COVID, layoffs: https://nedbatchelder.com/blog/202401/i_am_at_liberty.html
The other thought I had was that I'd set up a local e-mail provider. Normally I'd be afraid of getting on an e-mail blackhole list or something, but presumably deliverability is less of an issue if you never send anything?
There's a website I use all the time where the log-in mechanism involves sending a code to my e-mail address.
Anyone know of a simple way to write a script that retrieves that code? I can set up a custom e-mail address on any free provider and have all these "log-in" e-mails automatically forwarded to that. Is the best way to use something like `imaplib`?
"Hey look, they have video games for the Switch here; maybe we can try something other than Minecraft?"
My 6 y/o: "Cool! Is everything square in this one, too?"
(I think it was a deal-breaker if the answer was "no")
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Anyone on Windows have (or can install) PyPy 3.10 (7.3.15, the latest) and can try to reproduce this coverage.py test suite problem?
https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/issues/1737
TIA!
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Congratulations to the new @ThePSF Fellows! 🎈🐍🎉
Dustin Ingram @di has done lots for packaging, the PSF board and @pytexas.
@Marlene Mhangami has made huge contributions for Python communities in Africa.
Nikita Sobolev is a very helpful CPython triager.
Raquel Dou was twice the @europython chair.
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2024/01/announcing-python-software-foundation.html
Do you know someone who has done great things for the Python community? Nominate them! All it takes is an email. Deadline for Q1 is 20th February.
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#PyConUS Hatchery is back! This program offers you the opportunity to be more involved at PyCon US by leading new tracks and events.
Check out our blog post to learn more: https://bit.ly/420HwUA. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until April 17, 2024
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NumPy 2 is coming out in couple months! And it's a little backwards incompatible, which means any applications that depend on it (directly or indirectly) might break.
I wrote an article showing how to prevent breakage in the short term, and how to automatically upgrade in the long term.
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Coverage․py 7.4.0 can use Python 3.12's lightweight sys.monitoring module. Coverage measurement with much lower overhead! Try it, and let me know.
https://nedbatchelder.com/blog/202312/coveragepy_with_sysmonitoring.html
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Out of curiosity, what are these? I found them in the bottom of a small wall mount network cabinet, that was fitted in a house, by an electrician. The snipped wires look like CAT-5 solid core.
I think it was Ctrl + ., but it only works in certain places...
My 2-year old was mashing keys on my keyboard and somehow summoned an emoji picker (something I've been meaning to configure for ages), and I can't figure out what he did...
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Are you a #FLOSS / #FOSS supporter? Do you have one of the following cameras? Please consider uploading sample images to https://raw.pixls.us thanks!
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New blog post about common pitfalls contributors hit when creating GitHub pull requests.
https://davidism.com/github-pull-request-pitfalls/
* Use a new branch, not main
* Fork and open using the same user
* Check the target branch
* Draft must be enabled from the start
OK, I bought a used gaming computer so I can run my own ML models locally, so now you get to see what it would look like if Abraham Lincoln had a baby with Chris Evans.
Anyone have a good recommendation for a tablet case for kids? I have a #Lenovo #Tab #P11 Pro for my son, but the case we have is a bit rigid and makes it very hard to get at the volume buttons (I believe it's [this one](https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-11-2-TB-132FU-TB-138FC-Tablet/dp/B0BTHSSDF6?th=1)).
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It's not that I'm old and don't want to try using new tools but each time I try to use the new tool that my teammate likes to use, that tool also forces me to accept new cookies and subscribe to newsletter emails and surveys etc. 😭 I just want to work with her!
At this point I'm going to note the product key, set aside 100GB or so for a Windows partition and give up on this idea.
So far my impression from using Windows for a few hours to try and set up dual booting (in case my kids want to eventually use this gaming PC to play some Windows-only games) is that Windows feels aggressively user-hostile at this point.
Maybe that's just always how it's been (I remember having to constantly tweak a bunch of stuff whenever I booted up a new machine), but wow does it feel gross after several years using Linux exclusively.
Looks like you also can't enable Full Disk Encryption unless your device meets certain standards? WTF, Windows? There is no way that this PC I have doesn't have enough hardware to do FDE.
Programmer working at Google. Python core developer and general FOSS contributor. I also post some parenting content.
Joined Nov 2019
