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Introducing QuickPYTHON: The fun of QBasic meets the power of Python

timothycrosley — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 10:00:00 -0800


project:	9/52
Title/Link:	QuickPYTHON
Pitch:	All the fun of QuickBASIC on old PCs but now using Python.
Read if:	You learned how to code on an old DOS computer using QuickBasic or TurboPascel, or if you are interested in unique coding environments.
Skip if:	You've already learned how …

Introducing isort 5: The Refactoring of a 10 Year Old Project

timothycrosley — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 04:30:00 -0700


project:	8/52
Title/Link:	isort5
Pitch:	isort your imports, so you don't have to.
Read if:	You're interested in Python auto formatters or the challenges of refactoring widely used code that is a decade in the making.
Skip if:	You're not interested in auto formatters, or are only interested …

Sign-up for PyCascade Sprints!

timothycrosley — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 08:00:00 -0800

Coming up VERY soon (this weekend), is my favorite yearly conference: PyCascades! It's a regional conference that takes place in the PNW, this year in Portland, covering all things Python. If you haven't signed up yet, and live in the PNW, I encourage you to check it out! You'll meet …

Introducing streamdeck_ui

timothycrosley — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 04:30:00 -0700


project:	7/52
Title/Link:	streamdeck_ui
Pitch:	For the first time, use Elgato Stream Deck devices on Linux without needing to code.
Read if:	You own or have wanted to own an Elgato Stream Deck device and use Linux.
Skip if:	You aren't interested in Stream Decks or other programmable …

Introducing cruft - A tool to manage project boilerplate

timothycrosley — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 09:30:00 -0700


project:	6/52
Title/Link:	cruft
Pitch:	Create projects quickly from templates and keep them up to date against those same templates.
Read if:	You use Cookiecutter, or another project templating tool, and have struggled with managing the boilerplate they generate.
Skip if:	You don't create enough individual projects to …

Introducing hypothesis-auto - An extension for Hypothesis that provides fully automatic testing for type hinted functions

timothycrosley — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 04:00:00 -0700


project:	5/52
Title/Link:	hypothesis-auto
Pitch:	Have tests automatically generated for you.
Read if:	You are interested in increasing test coverage, utilizing property-based testing, or reducing the number of tests you need to write by hand.
Skip if:	You already heavily utilize Hypothesis or another property testing system.
Prior …

Introducing eXamples - Python Tests and Documentation Done by Example

timothycrosley — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 03:00:00 -0700


project:	4/52
Title/Link:	eXamples
Pitch:	Examples that double as tests and documentation while enabling interactive discovery.
Read if:	You want your project to have more examples, tests, and documentation, but you have limited time to invest in all of them.
Skip if:	You are happy with doctest or …

Introducing pdocs - Documentation Powered by Your Python Code

timothycrosley — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 04:00:00 -0700


project:	3/52
Title/Link:	pdocs
Pitch:	Modern MIT fork of pdoc. Automatic Documentation from Python code.
Read if:	You want to use pdoc but not AGPL OR are interested in documenting Python projects.
Skip if:	You don't create Python projects. Or, you've already created documentation sites for your Python …

Introducing portray - Your Project with Great Documentation

timothycrosley — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 04:00:00 -0700


project:	2/52
Title/Link:	portray
Pitch:	Beautiful documentation websites for Python projects without the work.
Read if:	You create Python projects that could use browseable and searchable static documentation websites.
Skip if:	You don't create Python projects. Or, you've already created documentation sites for your Python projects and are …

Project 1/52: preconvert - Supercharge Your Serialization!

timothycrosley — Sun, 18 Aug 2019 23:00:00 -0700


Project:	1/52
Title/Link:	preconvert
Pitch:	No more `is not JSON serializable` errors
Read if:	You use JSON, MessagePack, BSON, or similar. Or, you are interested in the state of developing Python projects.
Skip if:	You don't use serialization, only use it with basic built-in types, or only use …

whoami

timothycrosley — Sun, 11 Aug 2019 08:00:00 -0700

Hi, I'm Timothy! I'm a Principal Software Engineer and Open Source Evangelist working on technologies to keep the web safe at DomainTools. I live with my wife Amanda and our daughter Penny in the Licton Springs Neighborhood of Seattle.

You may know me from one of my Python projects, such …