Stephen Gruppetta @s_gruppetta@qoto.org

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@trinsec can a toot’s visibility be changed after it’s posted. I suspect that will only be possible once edit is rolled out.

And @freemo is it feasible as a feature request to have a setting that defaults to first toot in a thread as public and everything else (such as all replies) as unlisted?

Can a toot’s visibility be changed **after** it’s posted?

@trinsec As for making only the first one listed, I've experimented with this on one thread and I'll do it one ones I write directly here. But others come from an existing workflow and are posted automatically, so until there's a setting to make this default on all threads (that would be a great setting to have!), it may be tricky

@trinsec Separating into separate posts makes them more bite-sized and more digestible. I don't think I like the idea of long posts, personally, although I can see rare instances where that may be useful

Although the early parts of the series are not on here, you can see them on my Typefully page: https://typefully.com/s_gruppetta_ct

• Using keyword-only arguments, or the "rogue" asterisk * in function signatures

Next up:
• type hinting
• general best-practices when defining and using functions

• Choosing to use arguments as either positional or keyword
• Using optional arguments by assigning default values
• *args and **kwargs, or variable number of positional and keyword arguments
• Using positional-only arguments, or the "rogue" forward slash / in functions
• …

For those who've been following the #Python Functions Series, today we'll take a short break and Day 10 will return tomorrow – There's still a related-thread later today, but not directly part of the series.

So far we've covered:
• terminology (boring but useful)
• …

@trinsec Sorry, only newlines not preserved

@trinsec But what you're doing there, I think, is first a pair of backticks with nothin in, then another pair with Test, and then another empty pair

if you try to put a block of code, newlines and whitespace is not preserved

```
This is first line
This is second line
And this is an indented line
```

Addendum (some sad news): Since taking those pictures for the article, that sole remaining espresso cup has suffered this fate

I was told I can't say Rest In Pieces

Instead, you should put a coffee cup in the machine when you turn it on:

`>>> cup = make_coffee(`
`... electricity,`
`... water,`
`... my_favourite_blend,`
`... )`

Now, you no longer make a mess on the kitchen bench you're collecting what's returned into something

There's a fuller version of this analogy here, too:

https://thepythoncodingbook.com/2022/09/14/functions-in-python-are-like-coffee-machines/

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A function is like a coffee machine

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It needs inputs to work (arguments):
— water
— electricity
— ground coffee beans (or pods if so inclined)

You can choose to put different blends of coffee into your machine (choice of what argument to pass to function)

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