Python’s pickle module is a very convenient way to serialize and de-serialize objects. It needs no schema, and can handle arbitrary Python objects. But it has problems. This post briefly explains the problems. (more…)

The challenge Given the triangle of consecutive odd numbers: Calculate the row sums of this triangle from the row index (starting at index 1) e.g.: Test cases The solution in code While there are many ways to achieve this, the absolute most simple is to r... (more…)

Recientemente colabore con un amigo de GitHub en un pequeño pero muy funcional script hecho en Python que básicamente lo que hace es conectarse a la API de Instagram mediante una Cookie que nosotros mandamos... (more…)

Here we make some great progress, but ultimately fail to correctly parse a PDF invoice vendor file using ChatGPT. Still shows a ton of promise and interestin... (more…)

Hello! As a precursor to writing a Ruby profiler I wanted to do a survey of how existing Ruby & Python profilers work. This also helps answer a question a lot of folks have been asking me, which is “How do you write a profiler?”... (more…)