Articles

2022

• Linux on the Dell XPS: Fixing AX201 Wi-Fi performance April 06

2021

• Dotfiles Part 1: A Simple Approach to storing Home Directory Config Files in Git without a Bare Repo January 17
• Dotfiles Part 2: A Bare Repo Approach to storing Home Directory Config Files in Git January 27
• A Modular Approach to Storing Home Directory Config Files (Dotfiles) in Git using Bash, Zsh, or Powershell January 27
• Read Git Default Branch from the Command Line January 29
• Dotfiles Part 3: A Modular Approach Using Multiple Git Repositories February 04
• Dotfiles, the Prequel: Easy and Fast February 07
• Bash Execution Tips for Shell Jockeys and Script Fabricators February 09
• Install Docker on Windows (WSL) without Docker Desktop February 14
• Writing Bash Scripts that aren't Only Bash: Checking for Bashisms and Using Dash February 21
• A POSIX Playground Container for Shell Script Testing February 23
• HTTP Calls in Python Without Requests or Other External Dependencies March 07
• Hardening and Simplifying Python's urlopen March 10
• Two Methods for Testing HTTPS API Calls with Python and pytest and Also Communicating with the in-Laws March 16
• How to Upgrade to Fedora 37 In Place on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) April 18

2020

• Using podman instead of docker on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 2) July 12
• Install Fedora 37 or earlier on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) July 13
• Case-insensitive string comparison in Python using casefold, not lower July 15
• Processing Markdown in Python using available CommonMark implementations: cmarkgfm, paka.cmark, and mistletoe July 18
• Python Module vs. Package July 21
• Python Dev Environment Part 1: setup.py, venv, and pip July 22
• Python Dev Environment Part 2: Testing with pytest July 22
• Python Dev Environment Part 3: dependencies with install_requires and requirements.txt July 23
• The Three Python ASGI Servers July 27
• Write Your Own Python Async ASGI Web App, No Framework Needed July 27
• Chocolatey vs. Scoop vs. Winget: Package Managers for Windows July 28
• Obtain Salesforce Session Id through Visualforce, Anonymous Apex, or Cookie Retrieval (and avoid SESSION_ID_REMOVED) July 31
• Generating a .gitignore file August 01
• Create and Initialize a New GitHub Repository from the Command Line August 01
• Getting Started with Python Poetry August 03
• Build Command Line Tools with Python Poetry August 04
• Build and Test a Command Line Interface with Poetry, Python Fire, and pytest August 07
• Build and Test a Command Line Interface with Python, Poetry, Click, and pytest August 07
• Getting Started with HTTPX, Part 1: Building a Python REST Client (Synchronous Version) August 08
• Build and Test a Command Line Interface with Poetry, Python's argparse, and pytest August 08
• Memoized Functions in Python with functools.lru_cache August 11
• Getting Started with HTTPX, Part 2: pytest and pytest_httpx August 13
• Getting Started with HTTPX, Part 3: Building a Python REST Client (Asynchronous Version) August 13
• Getting Started with HTTPX, Part 4: pytest-asyncio and pytest_httpx (Asynchronous Version) August 13
• Using Flake8 and pyproject.toml with FlakeHell August 17
• How do I install a Python command line tool or script? (hint: pipx) August 20
• Python Tools for Managing Virtual Environments August 23
• Easily Load non-Python Data Files from a Python Package with importlib.resources August 27
• Useful Flake8 Plugins for Python Linting August 30
• Command Line Tools in Python with Typer and pytest: Type Hints Are Useful September 03
• Use the New Windows Terminal September 05
• Modern Vim Setup (Neovim 5 base configuration with LSP client) September 06
• You may not need systemd on WSL September 10
• Top 1 Python Web Frameworks to Learn in the 21 th Century September 13
• Modern Python Template Engines September 16
• Flexible CSV Handling in Python with DictReader and DictWriter September 21
• Suppressing Exceptions in Python with contextlib.suppress, not try/except/pass September 28
• Character Encodings and Detection with Python, chardet, and cchardet October 04
• How to Upgrade Fedora on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) October 10
• Python PDF Generation from HTML with WeasyPrint October 17
• Schedule jobs with systemd timers, a cron alternative October 22
• Upgrade SSH Client Keys and Remote Servers after Fedora 33's New Crypto Policy October 30
• Free Books for Learning Python November 06
• Free Python Tutorials November 12
• Videos and Channels for Learning Python November 19
• Free Python Courses Online December 07