A "Best of the Best Practices" (BOBP) guide to developing in Python.
- "Build tools for others that you want to be built for you." - Kenneth Reitz
- "Simplicity is alway better than functionality." - Pieter Hintjens
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| import sys, marshal, functools, subprocess | |
| child_script = """ | |
| import marshal, sys, types; | |
| fn, args, kwargs = marshal.load(sys.stdin) | |
| marshal.dump( | |
| types.FunctionType(fn, globals())(*args, **kwargs), | |
| sys.stdout) | |
| """ |
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A "Best of the Best Practices" (BOBP) guide to developing in Python.
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Things to commit just before leaving your job
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| // Just before switching jobs: | |
| // Add one of these. | |
| // Preferably into the same commit where you do a large merge. | |
| // | |
| // This started as a tweet with a joke of "C++ pro-tip: #define private public", | |
| // and then it quickly escalated into more and more evil suggestions. | |
| // I've tried to capture interesting suggestions here. | |
| // | |
| // Contributors: @r2d2rigo, @joeldevahl, @msinilo, @_Humus_, | |
| // @YuriyODonnell, @rygorous, @cmuratori, @mike_acton, @grumpygiant, |