Okmain: you have an image but you want a colour https://lobste.rs/s/t43mh5 #design #python #rust
https://dgroshev.com/blog/okmain/
Want to read a non-text file with #Python? Specify "rb", for "read binary," to avoid errors.
t = open('myfile.zip').read() # error
t = open('myfile.zip', 'rb').read() # works!
What is t? A *byte* string, not a regular text string.
>>> type(t)
<class 'bytes'>

Season 1 Lesson 8 Part 1 - Your First Steps Ceate a Microsoft Word Doc in Python #learncoding #pythoncode #pythonprogramming #softwaredeveloper #codingtutorial #dataanalysis #dataengineer #jupyternotebook #python
TIL that pip grew an experimental lock command.
The age of project dep tools might be coming to an end.
Aircall is hiring Senior Software Engineer, Applied AI
🔧 #golang #python #seniorengineer
🌎 Seattle, Washington
⏰ Full-time
🏢 Aircall
Job details https://jobsfordevelopers.com/jobs/senior-software-engineer-applied-ai-at-aircall-io-jan-28-2026-e00f6c?utm_source=mastodon.world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=posting
#jobalert #jobsearch #hiring
Find a closed knight's tour in Python
https://rodstephensbooks.com/knights_closed_tour.html
#Python #Algorithms #KnightsTour #Recursion

"Fedora 44 beta debuts with Linux 6.19 kernel, GNOME 50, KDE Plasma 6.6 & installer updates"
"This release is built on theLinux 6.19 kernel, and features the latest desktop environments, GNOME 50 andKDE Plasma 6.6. Fedora44 beta is now available, bringing major updates to this well-known Linux distribution."
#Linux #Fedora #Python #Django #KDE
How to Make str.split Lie With One Space
split() splits ALL whitespace. split(' ') splits only spaces. Tabs and newlines behave differently.
#python #split #whitespace #howto #stringbug
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tAZHxd_K-Y
Refinement Modeling and Verification of RISC-V Assembly using Knuckledragger
https://www.philipzucker.com/refine_assembly/ #assembly #riscv #formalmethods #python with video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQGh8rs6Fk8
Second meeting for our "health check" with this particular SaaS and all we have determined is that neither I nor my boss have access to all of the accounts. Rather than my boss reading out the account code numbers from his access list while I look for the same in my list (especially since HE doesn't have access to all of them) - 11 lines of #Python (plus the copy/paste of our dashboard views) and some #RegEX prints out the list of offending accounts without any fuss.
The March edition of posit::glimpse() is here! 🚀
Key updates include Posit AI, a new assistant in RStudio, Pointblank for synthetic data for #Python, mirai v2.6.0: 50% faster async #RStats ⚡, Positron's PDF viewer + Jupyter support, and more.
Read the full roundup:
https://posit.co/blog/glimpse-newsletter-march-2026/
New article on making "friendly" classes in #Python.
The TL;DR is that a friendly class has sensible versions of:
1. a __init__ method
2. a __repr__ method
3. (Often) a __eq__ method
https://pym.dev/friendly-classes/