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Author Archives: Steve Ferg
Workaround for flask/babel/sphinx bug on Python 3+
I’m using Python 3.4 on Windows. Recently I tried to install and use Sphinx. When I did, I encountered an error that ended with the string an integer is required (got type str) Googling that string, I found an explanation … Continue reading
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enum in Python
Recently I was reading a post by Eli Bendersky (one of my favorite bloggers) and I ran across a sentence in which Eli says “It’s a shame Python still doesn’t have a functional enum type, isn’t it?” The comment startled … Continue reading
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Python Decorators
In August 2009, I wrote a post titled Introduction to Python Decorators. It was an attempt to explain Python decorators in a way that I (and I hoped, others) could grok. Recently I had occasion to re-read that post. It … Continue reading
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Unicode – the basics
An introduction to the basics of Unicode, distilled from several earlier posts. In the interests of presenting the big picture, I have painted with a broad brush — large areas are summarized; nits are not picked; hairs are not split; … Continue reading
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Python’s magic methods
Here are some links to documentation of Python’s magic methods, aka special methods, aka “dunder” (double underscore) methods. Rafe Kettler’s A Guide to Python’s Magic Methods ::—> http://www.rafekettler.com/magicmethods.html Michael Foord’s chapter on Python Magic Methods from this book IronPython in … Continue reading
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Gotcha — Mutable default arguments
Goto start of series Note: examples are coded in Python 2.x, but the basic point of the post applies to all versions of Python. There’s a Python gotcha that bites everybody as they learn Python. In fact, I think it … Continue reading
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Unicode for dummies — Encoding
Another entry in an irregular series of posts about Unicode. Typos fixed 2012-02-22. Thanks Anonymous, and Clinton, for reporting the typos. This is a story about encoding and decoding, with a minor subplot involving Unicode. As our story begins — … Continue reading
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