Bye-bye JavaScript? Nope. Not yet. — The awesome folks at Anaconda announced a new way to run Python code in the browser. Could this be a game-changer in the frontend development stack? In this article, I’ll take a look at this new feature through a hands-on example. An Introduction to PyScript PyScript is a newly emerged framework (and dare I…

A look at the new Python 3.11 features — According to the Python Software Foundation (PSF), Python 3.11 is in it’s 7th alpha revision and is planned to be released in October 2022. What changes are included for the upcoming version? Prolog To evaluate the differences between version 3.10 and 3.11, I’ve set up 2 docker containers. First container for…

Use VCRPY and Robotframework to make it happen — API testing is essential for modern micro-services architecture, but reproducing test execution becomes a harder task as APIs get more complex. In this article, I’ll introduce an awesome Python library that allows you to easily record your HTTP requests. Introducing VCRPY VCRPY uses “cassettes” as a metaphor for a recorded HTTP stream…

Manage your databases like a boss! — Integrating relational databases into our code could be clunky, but it can be easier with ORM. In this article, I’ll introduce you all to a cutting-edge Python ORM package called tortoise ORM and give a hands-on example. Why ORM? Object relational mapping maps relational database table structures into objects. This allows us…

Make your docker environment super awesome! — Docker introduced docker-extensions in the last dockerCon. It is currently a beta feature, and it looks like it can bring up incredible revelations to the docker ecosystem as well as enhance developer experience and boost productivity. Let’s explore this promising new feature. Preconditions First, you must install version 4.8 higher of…

Add more validity to your tests — Unit tests are our first line of defense against regressive code changes. If your Python code involves the usage of AWS resources, you might find this article useful for your testing coverage. Resource Optimism Resource optimism is a test smell that occurs when a test case makes an optimistic assumption about an…

Strategies to have a better-organized codebase — Well organized repo leads to a well-organized code and a better developer experience. In this article, I’ll show you 2 use-cases of pre-commit to maintain a better repository. Introducing pre-commit? Pre-commit is a python based tool that allows you to ‘hook’ into your git repository and trigger a simple code whenever changes…

Detect performance problems early on and learn how to write better-performing code on the way — In contemporary software development, performance takes a front sit, both in the testing efforts but also in the development process it self. In this article I’ll demonstrate how you can easily integrate performance linting into your python application development and come up with a better code. Performance Engineering

Customize static Python code analysis for your business-specific goals — Static code analysis and linting are foundational for software development's success. One of the most commonly used static code analyzers for python is pylint In this article, I’ll show you how easy it is to extend Pylint using it’s built-in plugins architecture. What is static code analysis? Static code analysis is an automated attempt to…