Moshe Zadka
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Learn to code a simple game in Zig
Practice programming in Zig by writing a "guess the number" game. → Read More
PyLint: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Get the most out of PyLint. → Read More
Make a cup of coffee with Git
I created my own Git command to brew my morning coffee. → Read More
7 key components of observability in Python
Learn why observability is important for Python and how to implement it into your software development lifecycle. → Read More
What you need to know about containers for Python
Explore how the principles behind open source--collaboration, transparency, and rapid prototyping--are proven catalysts for innovation. → Read More
Run containers on your Mac with Lima
Running containers on your Mac can be a challenge. After all, containers are based on Linux-specific technologies like cgroups and namespaces. [OS_EMBEDDED_MENU_RIGHT:]Luckily, macOS has a built-in hypervisor, allowing virtual machines (VMs) on the Mac. The hypervisor is a low-level kernel feature, not a user-facing one. → Read More
Watch commands and tasks with the Linux watch command
See how the watch command can let you know when a task has been completed or a command has been executed. → Read More
Parse command-line arguments with argparse in Python
Use the argparse module to enable options in your Python applications. → Read More
Edit PDFs on the Linux command line
Use qpdf and poppler-utils to split, modify, and combine PDF files. → Read More
Use Python to parse configuration files
Sometimes, a program needs enough parameters that putting them all as command-line arguments or environment variables is not pleasant nor feasible. In those cases, you will want to use a configuration file. → Read More
How Python 3.9 fixed decorators and improved dictionaries
Explore some of the useful features of the recent version of Python. → Read More
Make your API better with this positional trick from Python 3.8
This is the ninth in a series of articles about features that first appeared in a version of Python 3.x. Python 3.8 was first released in 2019, and two years later, many of its cool new features remain underused. Here are three of them. → Read More
Slice infinite generators with this Python 3.7 feature
Learn more about this and two other underutilized but still useful Python features. → Read More
Are you using this magic method for filesystems from Python 3.6?
This is the seventh in a series of articles about features that first appeared in a version of Python 3.x. Python 3.6 was first released in 2016, and even though it has been out for a while, many of the features it introduced are underused and pretty cool. Here are three of them. → Read More
Convenient matrices and other improvements Python 3.5 brought us
Explore some of the underutilized but still useful Python features. → Read More
Looking back at what Python 3.4 did for enum
This is the fifth in a series of articles about features that first appeared in a version of Python 3.x. Python 3.4 was first released in 2014, and even though it has been out for a long time, many of the features it introduced are underused and pretty cool. Here are three of them. → Read More
3 Python 3.2 features that are still relevant today
This the third article in a series about features that first appeared in a version of Python 3.x. Some of those Python versions have been out for a while. For example, Python 3.2 was first released in 2011, yet some of the cool and useful features introduced in it are still underused. Here are three of them. → Read More
3 features released in Python 3.1 you should use in 2021
This is the second in a series of articles about features that first appeared in a version of Python 3.x. Python 3.1 was first released in 2009, and even though it has been out for a long time, many of the features it introduced are underused and pretty cool. Here are three of them. → Read More
3 features that debuted in Python 3.0 you should use now
This is the first in a series of articles about features that first appeared in a version of Python 3.x. Python 3.0 was first released in 2008, and even though it has been out for a while, many of the features it introduced are underused and pretty cool. Here are three you should know about. → Read More
Show progress in your Python apps with tqdm
The Semitic root q-d-m in Aramaic, Hebrew, and Arabic is usually associated with moving forward or making progress. The Arabic word taqaddum (تقدّم) means "progress." Progress is important. As every feel-good movie will tell you, the journey is as important as the destination. → Read More