Curious about programming? Ever wished you could write your own scripts to automate repetitive tasks, or for fun? Or been interested in understanding how an application works (and why there are always bugs in the software you use??). I'm teaching a new class in Tog on learning how to program …
read moreUsing Coverage to generate reports (Python)
A couple of tips so I don't have to look it up again. A few months back I wanted to generate coverage data for a stand-alone application, with a few tweaks.
Combining the output of Trial and Python unit tests
$ coverage run -p tests/my_python_tests.py $ coverage run -p tests …
Python/Django Crash Course in Tog
Are you a programmer interested in picking up Python and Django?
Rory is running a crash course in Tog starting this Thursday. There'll be two 2-hours sessions -- the first one about Python, next week about Django.
It's short notice but if you've been meaning to learn Python, now's your chance …
read moreEuroPython 2011: Nicholas Tollervey on the London Python Code Dojo
Link: Talk description and video
The Python Code Dojo is a community organised monthly meeting.
Dojo
A dojo is a place where you go to practice stuff, learning is a continuous process. It's based on the idea of deliberate practice.
Paris
Codingdojo.org was started in Paris, where it follows …
EuroPython 2011: Lightning Talks
The lightning talks were very fast paced (5 minutes) so I only jolted down some project names I want to check out and interesting tidbits, and missed speaker names just about all the time. Sorry!
To easily create diagrams, check out blockdiag. It includes different shapes that make me hopeful …
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