PEP 661 "Sentinel Values" recently brought to attention the sentinel object pattern.1... (more…)

This sprint I have a ticket from the security team to investigate unencrypted snapshots in our AWS account and either encrypt them or delete them if no longer needed. In my initial attempt I just used the AWS web console, filtered by “Encryption: Not Encr... (more…)

Dictobject.c is the module behind Python's dict object. This is SO frequently used, and there are a few little-known tidbits that are useful to understand for optimal performance. (more…)

Python has earned a reputation as a wonderful beginner programming language. But where does one begin? One of my favorite ways to get people interested in programming is by writing games. PursuedPyBear (ppb) is a game programming library optimized for tea... (more…)

Let your Python tests travel through time. Contribute to spulec/freezegun development by creating an account on GitHub. (more…)