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Python Core Sprint 2024: Day 5

Python Core Sprint 2024: Day 5 Datetime and Hypothesis I reviewed some issues that came to the CPython repo. There were a few interesting tickets related to the datetime module. These issues were discovered by Hypothesis, a property-based testing tool for Python. I’ve been hearing a lot about Hypothesis, but never really used it in production or at work. I watched a talk about it at PyCon US many years ago, and I even had ice cream selfie with Zac who maintains Hypothesis. Anyway, I’ve just been interested in learning more about Hypothesis and how it could solve issues not caught by other testing methods, and I think this is one of the perks of contributing to open source: getting exposed to things you don’t normally use at work, and I think it’s a great way to learn new things.

Friday, October 4, 2024 | 12 minutes Read

Python Core Sprint 2024: Day 4

Python Core Sprint 2024: Day 4 PEP 750 T-strings? Template strings? Has a name been decided yet? I chatted more with Dave Peck and Jim Baker about PEP 750, and they explained in more details about the use cases in DSL (Domain Specific Language), for SQL and HTMLs. Guido, Lysandros, Jim, and Dave all met today to further refine the PEP, and it sounds like they have a good plan for it. And a lot of people at the sprint also expressed their enthusiasm for this PEP. So look forward to the updated PEP!

Thursday, September 26, 2024 | 5 minutes Read

Python Core Sprint 2024: Day 3

Python Core Sprint 2024: Day 3 Coffee Today I joined a group to have breakfast at Meta’s cafeteria. The cafeteria has an Espresso machine that we have to operate ourselves. So, I learned how to use the Espresso machine on the spot, and made myself cappuccino. This was the best cup of coffee I’ve had in the last 5 days. T-strings I chatted briefly with Lysandros about PEP 750. He mentioned that they will be re-working the proposal based on community feedback so, and also said it will not be called a “tag” anymore, but T-strings, it could look slightly different than what’s shown on the PEP today. Jim Baker should be here starting tomorrow to work on the PEP.

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 | 7 minutes Read

Python Core Sprint 2024: Day 2

Python Core Sprint 2024: Day 2 DjangoCon US I woke up a bit later this morning, so I missed the keynote, but thankfully the online platform allows me to watch the recording, so I was still able to watch Mario Munoz’ keynote: How To Be A Developer and Other Lies We Tell Ourselves. I really enjoyed Mario’s keynote. I love it when presenters find unique and creative ways to present their talk, and Mario really nailed it. His talk was very heartfelt and full of empathy.

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 | 6 minutes Read

Python Core Sprint 2024: Day 1

Python Core Sprint 2024: Day 1 This week I’m in Bellevue for the annual Python core sprint. This year, the sprint is hosted at the Meta Bellevue campus, and coordinated by Itamar Oren from Meta. Other Python core devs and contributors who work at Meta are also helping (Dino Viehland, Jason Fried, Matt Page, Parul Gupta, and Thomas Wouters). The PSF offers travel grants for Python core devs who are participating in the sprint and aren’t being sponsored by their employer, which I signed up for. Thanks to the travel grant, my hotel stay is covered fully by The PSF.

Monday, September 23, 2024 | 6 minutes Read