Typically, this blog reviews the other Python libraries in its vast ecosystem. This time, it’s my own package I made for fun, pymarketer. This was created in a single day and can be installed from the Github repo. Have a go at my most read post if you need help with pip. Install with pip […]
In an XML document, you need to escape any ampersands in your text as & I began a new coding project. Sure, there’s documentation for the API that solves my problem. I find out it uses XML. Extensible Markup Language, a classic API format. Cool. I craft a beautiful script that works at first. Hallelujah! […]
Occasionally you will find a video or talk that connects or resonates with you in a great way. Rich Hickey’s “Hammock Driven Development”, a self-described “rant” is packed with wisdom. I keep coming back to re-watch and today, I have written down some key points from this amazing rant! Key Ideas Take more time to […]
I initially installed my Python version from the Windows Store and it worked fine for almost a year on my Windows 10 computer. Then I started getting this error message when trying to use the requests library on all HTTP requests: requests.exceptions.SSLError: HTTPSConnectionPool(host=’api.example.com’, port=443): Max retries exceeded with url: /oauth/token?grant_type=client_credentials (Caused by SSLError(SSLCertVerificationError(1, ‘[SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] […]
Prior to learning Python, I had no programming experience. I worked in marketing for a book publisher and did not perform well at my job. It was not a good fit. They eventually fired me. As my previous job unraveled, I discovered Python and the Coursera course, Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python). Fortunately, […]
Being a developer has similarities to the life of a family surviving in space. Sure, the stakes are lower when writing code versus being chased by alien life forms, but the core idea is the same. One is faced with a problem and it must be solved, with varying degrees of consequences for failure. I […]
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