Here is a list of external Python modules you can install with pip. These are not included with your Python version and need to be installed separately. In some cases, other options may be suitable. To keep the list shorter, I picked libraries that were chosen based on having at least one of these qualities: […]
Making time to code can be done every day. Carve out those little moments where you can automate tedious tasks or study up on that hot new Python library that takes your quality to another level. Take time to reorganize and refactor in your favorite text editor. Break your script, then break it again. Break […]
Yesterday, I experienced a flow state where I became manically obsessed with perfecting a script I was working on. I think it’s beautiful code, about 100 lines long without docstrings. It solves a real need and it felt great to write it. Some scripts feel terrible to write and you know they’re bad. However, this […]
Automatic pytest Testing and Failure Alert Monitoring This is my solution to replace manually running pytest each day in command prompt. I want to automate running pytest every day, test if my automated python scripts ran smoothly and get notified if any tests fail. Installing pytest, a python testing library: python -m pip install pytest […]
Four years ago, I began studying Python as my first programming language. I have enjoyed it so much. I now enjoy going to work and writing Python scripts for up to 60% of a typical work day. I love the language. I’ve also dabbled in JavaScript, CSS and HTML, but have only applied those to […]
So you want to run your Python scripts automatically, but how? I had heard of several popular scheduling libraries in Python like celery, Invoke, and schedule. One of my requirements is to run the python file “in the background”, not in command prompt or an open window. Enter Windows Task Scheduler, the de facto scheduler on […]
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