Lately, I’ve been refactoring a sprawling SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services) package that ineffectually wrestles with large XML files. In this programmer’s opinion using SSIS for he… (more…)

Cache rules everything around me. `pyc` files can contain secrets and should not be checked in to source control. (more…)

After a long and tough year, I've been looking forward to once again sharing my love of Python and open source software with other people, especially middle and high school students. Before the pandemic, I co-wrote a grant to teach Python programming to m... (more…)

I’ve been thinking about writing this article for a bit, but have been most prompted by a post grandly titled “Async Python is not faster”. The post was rooted with some good motivations and observations, but also fell somewhat into a polarising mode of ... (more…)

When reaching for a templating language for writing a Python web application, there are an abundance of robust solutions. ... (more…)