Items tagged python, lukeplant in 2023
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The different uses of Python type hints (via) Luke Plant describes five different categories for how Python optional types are being used today: IDE assistants, type checking, runtime behavior changes via introspection (e.g. Pydantic), code documentation, compiler instructions (ala mypyc)—and a bonus sixth, dependency injection. # 7th April 2023, 2:17 am
Python’s “Disappointing” Superpowers. Luke Plant provides a fascinating detailed list of Python libraries that use dynamic meta-programming tricks in interesting ways—including SQLAlchemy, Django, Werkzeug, pytest and more. # 1st February 2023, 10:41 pm
pyfakefs usage (via) New to me pytest fixture library that provides a really easy way to mock Python’s filesystem functions—open(), os.path.listdir() and so on—so a test can run against a fake set of files. This looks incredibly useful. # 1st February 2023, 10:37 pm