I came across cli [1] from httpie [2], and it’s packed with great features and ideas.
🥧 HTTPie CLI — modern, user-friendly command-line HTTP client for the API era. JSON support, colors, sessions, downloads, plugins & more.
References:
[1]: https://github.com/httpie/cli
[2]: https://github.com/httpie
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PyOhio CFP's
Here are some CFP’s that I used for PyOhio 2022.
https://pretalx.com/pyohio-2022/cfp
Idea to blog post in minutes - Shorter # [1]
Markata is a plugins all the way down static site generator, that covers all
the things you need to go from markdown to a blog site out of the box. Since
it’s plugins all the way down you can also rip out all the default plugins, and
do something completely different with the lifecycle.
Lets build a whole blog site in 5 minutes.
Add Kedro to your Pandas Workflow - Short # [2]
Sometimes python scripts/notebooks take a long time to run, let kedro
automatically save your datasets so that you can maintain your production code
with ease. Lets take a pipeline with an issue 30 minutes in and solve the
issue in 5 mintues.
References:
[1]: #idea-to-blog-post-in-minutes---shorter
[2]: #add-kedro-to-your-pandas-workflow---short
Check out nbdd0121 [1] and their project wsld [2].
WSL Daemon - Stable X11 connection and time synchronisation for WSL2
References:
[1]: https://github.com/nbdd0121
[2]: https://github.com/nbdd0121/wsld
Just starred dunk [1] by darrenburns [2]. It’s an exciting project with a lot to offer.
Prettier git [3] diffs in the terminal 🎨
References:
[1]: https://github.com/darrenburns/dunk
[2]: https://github.com/darrenburns
[3]: /glossary/git/
If you’re into interesting projects, don’t miss out on dagger [1], created by dagger [2].
An engine to run your pipelines in containers
References:
[1]: https://github.com/dagger/dagger
[2]: https://github.com/dagger
Gramformer [1] by PrithivirajDamodaran [2] is a game-changer in its space. Excited to see how it evolves.
A framework for detecting, highlighting and correcting grammatical errors on natural language text. Created by Prithiviraj Damodaran. Open to pull requests and other forms of collaboration.
References:
[1]: https://github.com/PrithivirajDamodaran/Gramformer
[2]: https://github.com/PrithivirajDamodaran
I like WaylonWalker’s [1] project markata [2].
A plugins all the way down static site generator written in python. Plugins all the way down means that you can completely change the behavior of how it works by swapping plugins, installing new ones, or creating your own all in python.
References:
[1]: https://github.com/WaylonWalker
[2]: https://github.com/WaylonWalker/markata
Check out eyeseast [1] and their project python-frontmatter [2].
Parse and manage posts with YAML (or other) frontmatter
References:
[1]: https://github.com/eyeseast
[2]: https://github.com/eyeseast/python-frontmatter
I came across awesome-tuis [1] from rothgar [2], and it’s packed with great features and ideas.
List of projects that provide terminal user interfaces
References:
[1]: https://github.com/rothgar/awesome-tuis
[2]: https://github.com/rothgar
I’m impressed by markdown-styles [1] from mixu [2].
Markdown to static HTML [3] generator and multiple CSS themes for Markdown
References:
[1]: https://github.com/mixu/markdown-styles
[2]: https://github.com/mixu
[3]: /html/
nicoddemus [1] has done a fantastic job with pytest-rich [2]. Highly recommend taking a look.
pytest + rich integration (proof of concept)
References:
[1]: https://github.com/nicoddemus
[2]: https://github.com/nicoddemus/pytest-rich
patrick-kidger [1] has done a fantastic job with mkposters [2]. Highly recommend taking a look.
Make posters from Markdown files.
References:
[1]: https://github.com/patrick-kidger
[2]: https://github.com/patrick-kidger/mkposters
I’m impressed by pype.dev [1] from pypeaday [2].
my blog?
References:
[1]: https://github.com/pypeaday/pype.dev
[2]: https://github.com/pypeaday
Just starred kedro-rich [1] by datajoely [2]. It’s an exciting project with a lot to offer.
Make your Kedro experience snazzy
References:
[1]: https://github.com/datajoely/kedro-rich
[2]: https://github.com/datajoely
I’m really excited about dirty-equals [1], an amazing project by samuelcolvin [2]. It’s worth exploring!
Doing dirty (but extremely useful) things with equals.
References:
[1]: https://github.com/samuelcolvin/dirty-equals
[2]: https://github.com/samuelcolvin
Looking for inspiration? bubbletea [1] by charmbracelet [2].
A powerful little TUI framework 🏗
References:
[1]: https://github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea
[2]: https://github.com/charmbracelet
If you’re into interesting projects, don’t miss out on pjs [1], created by bashbunni [2].
A basic CLI for regularly updating your project’s status
References:
[1]: https://github.com/bashbunni/pjs
[2]: https://github.com/bashbunni
Just starred nvim-terminal.lua [1] by norcalli [2]. It’s an exciting project with a lot to offer.
A high performance filetype mode for Neovim which leverages conceal and highlights your buffer with the correct color codes.
References:
[1]: https://github.com/norcalli/nvim-terminal.lua
[2]: https://github.com/norcalli
The work on xsv [1] by BurntSushi [2].
A fast CSV command line toolkit written in Rust.
References:
[1]: https://github.com/BurntSushi/xsv
[2]: https://github.com/BurntSushi
I’m really excited about kondo [1], an amazing project by tbillington [2]. It’s worth exploring!
Cleans dependencies and build artifacts from your projects.
References:
[1]: https://github.com/tbillington/kondo
[2]: https://github.com/tbillington
Check out snapdrop [1] by SnapDrop [2]. It’s a well-crafted project with great potential.
A Progressive Web App for local file sharing
References:
[1]: https://github.com/SnapDrop/snapdrop
[2]: https://github.com/SnapDrop
The work on Heimdall [1] by linuxserver [2].
An Application dashboard and launcher
References:
[1]: https://github.com/linuxserver/Heimdall
[2]: https://github.com/linuxserver
The work on tinysearch [1] by tinysearch [2].
🔍 Tiny, full-text search engine for static websites built with Rust and Wasm
References:
[1]: https://github.com/tinysearch/tinysearch
[2]: https://github.com/tinysearch
Looking for inspiration? templates [1] by zevaverbach [2].
No description available.
References:
[1]: https://github.com/zevaverbach/templates
[2]: https://github.com/zevaverbach
Check out lukas-reineke [1] and their project cmp-rg [2].
ripgrep source for nvim-cmp
References:
[1]: https://github.com/lukas-reineke
[2]: https://github.com/lukas-reineke/cmp-rg
Check out photoview [1] and their project photoview [2].
Photo gallery for self-hosted [3] personal servers
References:
[1]: https://github.com/photoview
[2]: https://github.com/photoview/photoview
[3]: /self-host/
I like mizlan’s [1] project iswap.nvim [2].
Interactively select and swap function arguments, list elements, and much more. Powered by tree-sitter.
References:
[1]: https://github.com/mizlan
[2]: https://github.com/mizlan/iswap.nvim
Check out rhysd [1] and their project conflict-marker.vim [2].
Weapon to fight against conflicts in Vim.
References:
[1]: https://github.com/rhysd
[2]: https://github.com/rhysd/conflict-marker.vim
I like Textualize’s [1] project rich-cli [2].
Rich-cli is a command line toolbox for fancy output in the terminal
References:
[1]: https://github.com/Textualize
[2]: https://github.com/Textualize/rich-cli
If you’re into interesting projects, don’t miss out on jupyterlite [1], created by jupyterlite [2].
Wasm powered Jupyter running in the browser 💡
References:
[1]: https://github.com/jupyterlite/jupyterlite
[2]: https://github.com/jupyterlite
I’m really excited about nbterm [1], an amazing project by davidbrochart [2]. It’s worth exploring!
Jupyter Notebooks in the terminal.
References:
[1]: https://github.com/davidbrochart/nbterm
[2]: https://github.com/davidbrochart
I came across stylish.nvim [1] from sunjon [2], and it’s packed with great features and ideas.
Stylish UI components for Neovim
References:
[1]: https://github.com/sunjon/stylish.nvim
[2]: https://github.com/sunjon
If you’re into interesting projects, don’t miss out on dynaconf [1], created by dynaconf [2].
Configuration Management for Python ⚙
References:
[1]: https://github.com/dynaconf/dynaconf
[2]: https://github.com/dynaconf
Check out neovim-grimoire [1] by alanwsmith [2]. It’s a well-crafted project with great potential.
No description available.
References:
[1]: https://github.com/alanwsmith/neovim-grimoire
[2]: https://github.com/alanwsmith
functools.total_ordering makes adding all of six of the rich comparison
operators to your custom classes much easier, and more likely that you
remember all of them.
From the Docs: The class must define one of __lt__(), __le__(),
__gt__(), or __ge__ In addition, the class should supply an
__eq__() method.
one of these
- lt()
- le()
- gt()
- ge()
and required to have this one
- eq()
Total Ordering Docs [1]
Here is an example using the Enum I was working on the other day.
from enum import Enum, auto
from functools import total_ordering
@total_ordering
class LifeCycle(Enum):
configure = auto()
glob = auto()
load = auto()
pre_render = auto()
render = auto()
post_render = auto()
save = auto()
def __lt__(self, other):
try:
return self.value < other.value
except AttributeError:
return self.value < other
def __eq__(self, other):
try:
return self.value == other.value
except AttributeError:
return self.value == other
References:
[1]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/functools.html#functools.total_ordering
Check out ipython [1] and their project ipython [2].
Official repository for IPython itself. Other repos in the IPython organization contain things like the website, documentation builds, etc.
References:
[1]: https://github.com/ipython
[2]: https://github.com/ipython/ipython
Check out sharkdp [1] and their project pastel [2].
A command-line tool to generate, analyze, convert and manipulate colors
References:
[1]: https://github.com/sharkdp
[2]: https://github.com/sharkdp/pastel
If you’re into interesting projects, don’t miss out on asdf [1], created by asdf-vm [2].
Extendable version manager with support for Ruby, Node.js, Elixir, Erlang & more
References:
[1]: https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf
[2]: https://github.com/asdf-vm
I came across outputformat [1] from delestro [2], and it’s packed with great features and ideas.
Python library to decorate and beautify strings
References:
[1]: https://github.com/delestro/outputformat
[2]: https://github.com/delestro
pyenv [1] has done a fantastic job with pyenv [2]. Highly recommend taking a look.
Simple Python version management
References:
[1]: https://github.com/pyenv
[2]: https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv
pyenv [1] has done a fantastic job with pyenv-installer [2]. Highly recommend taking a look.
This tool is used to install pyenv and friends.
References:
[1]: https://github.com/pyenv
[2]: https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv-installer
vim-abolish [1] by tpope [2] is a game-changer in its space. Excited to see how it evolves.
abolish.vim: Work with several variants of a word at once
References:
[1]: https://github.com/tpope/vim-abolish
[2]: https://github.com/tpope
I came across Talkpython.fm-Notable-Packages [1] from xandrade [2], and it’s packed with great features and ideas.
[unofficial] Talkpython.fm podcast notable PyPI packages compilation
References:
[1]: https://github.com/xandrade/Talkpython.fm-Notable-Packages
[2]: https://github.com/xandrade
Smoother Python with automatic imports | pyflyby
This is not a flaky works half the time kind of plugin, it’s a seriously smooth
editing experience. I’ve just started using pyflyby, and it is solid so far.
I have automatic imports on every save of a python file in neovim, and
automatic imports on every command in ipython.
I can’t tell you how pumped I am for this, and how good its felt to use over
the past few weeks. It’s glorious.
YouTube video # [1]
Listen to me rant on how great pyflyby is
https://youtu.be/2QW5DJiEJH4
Give the video a watch, I did not have noise-cancelling on in obs. My
apologies for the background hum and the mic stand bumps. I did my best to fix
them up.
Installation # [2]
How to install pyflyby for automatic python imports
pyflyby is hosted on pypi, so you can get it with pip. I have had no issues
installing it on 3.8+ so far.
pip install pyflyby
Configuration setup with stow # [3]
always stow your dotfiles
If you’re going to configure any of your tools the first thing you should do is
set it up w...
Check out aoc-2021-kedro-playground [1] by pypeaday [2]. It’s a well-crafted project with great potential.
No description available.
References:
[1]: https://github.com/pypeaday/aoc-2021-kedro-playground
[2]: https://github.com/pypeaday
Looking for inspiration? dotfiles [1] by elnappo [2].
my .files - powered by Ansible
References:
[1]: https://github.com/elnappo/dotfiles
[2]: https://github.com/elnappo
You must use augroup with autocmd in vim | Here's how
If you are running vim autocmd’s without a group, you’re killing your
performance. Granted your probably not sourcing your vimscript files with
autocmd’s too often, but every time you source that vimscript you are adding
another command that needs to run redundantly.
https://youtu.be/2ITTn4Dl0lc
This is what I had # [1]
Not silky smooth
For WAAY too long I have had something like this in my vimrc or init.vim.
It formats my python for me on every save, works great except if I source my
dotfiles more than once I start adding how many times black runs.
autocmd bufwritepre *.py execute 'Black'
Why is a bare autocmd bad # [2]
let me demonstrate
Lets create a new file called format.vim and give it the :so %. Works
great, it starts telling me that its formatting.
autocmd bufwritepre *.py :echo("formatting with black")
[3]
BUT as every time I give it the :so % it formats an extra time on every
single save.
Setting up an augroup # [4]
I’ve been told I need an augroup to prevent ...
Code Review from the comfort of vim | Diffurcate
I often review Pull requests from the browser as it just makes it so easy to see
the diffs and navigate through them, but there comes a time when the diffs get
really big and hard to follow. That’s when its time to bring in the comforts of
vim.
https://youtu.be/5NKaZFavM0E
Plugins needed # [1]
This all stems from the great plugin by
AndrewRadev [2]. It breaks a down
into a project. So rather than poping into a pager from git [3] diff,
you can pipe to diffurcate and it will setup a project in a tmp
directory for you and you can browse this project just like any
other except it’s just a diff.
Plug 'AndrewRadev/diffurcate.vim'
My aliases # [4]
First to quickly checkout PR’s from azure devops I have setup an alias to fuzzy
select a pr and let the az command do the checkout.
alias azcheckout='az repos pr checkout --id $(az repos pr list --output table | tail -n -2 | fzf | cut -d " " -f1)'
Next I have a few aliases setup for checking diffs. The first one checks what
is staged vs the...
Setup a yaml schema | yamlls for a silky smooth setup
I’ve gone far too long without a good setup for editing yaml
files, I am missing out on autocomplete and proper diagnostics.
This ends today as I setup yaml-language-server in neovim.
https://youtu.be/xo4HrFoKF4c
The video for this one is part of a
challenge-playlist [1]
I put out for myself to constantly improve my dotfiles for all of December.
init.vim # [2]
I have my init.vim setup to only source other modules, if you want everything
in a single config, feel free to do as you wish. I broke mine up earlier this
year as I doubled into nvim and am not going back.
source ~/.config/nvim/plugins.vim
lua require'waylonwalker.cmp'
lua require'waylonwalker.lsp-config'
Plugin setup # [3]
You will need the following plugins. I use plug, if you don’t you will have to
convert the syntax over to the plugin manager you use.
neovim/nvim-lspconfig [4] is for
configuring the lsp. It comes with a bunch of sane defaults for most servers,
so you pretty much just have to call setup on that serv...