Archive - Mostly Python

Amusing logical errors

MP 86: And the value of small utility functions.

Mar 7 •

February 2024

Leaving Substack

MP 85: I'll be moving to Ghost next week, because it's a better fit for Mostly Python.

Feb 29 •

Testing a book's code: Overall conclusions

MP 84: Final takeaways from a detailed look at testing.

Feb 22 •

Testing a book's code, part 6: Testing a Django project

MP 83: Testing a simple but nontrivial Django project, from a reader's perspective.

Feb 15 •

Testing a book's code, part 5: Testing Plotly data visualizations

MP 82: Testing complex HTML output, and output that varies based on API calls.

Feb 8 •

Deploying simple Streamlit apps

MP 81: It's straightforward, but there are some things to be aware of.

Feb 6 •

Testing a book's code, part 4: Testing Matplotlib data visualizations

MP 80: Modifying files and making assertions about images.

Feb 1 •

January 2024

Testing a book's code, part 3: Testing a game

MP 79: Testing code that might not seem testable at first.

Jan 25 •

Building simple dashboards with Streamlit

MP 78: And not so simple ones as well!

Jan 23 •

Testing a book's code, part 2: Basic scripts

MP #77: Using parametrization to efficiently write a large batch of tests.

Jan 18 •

Testing a book's code

MP 76: Testing code for a book is different than testing a standard programming project, but brings up many relevant issues.

Jan 11 •

The value of streaks

MP 75: Streaks are quite different than New Year's resolutions.

Jan 4 •

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