Python on Christopher Tyler

Scripting Good Practices in Python

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 19:33:10 -0500

A good article from Bite Code.

Using uv and subprocess module

Fri, 29 May 2026 20:34:06 -0500

Need to be careful when using uv to call a Python program with subprocesses

Use Python for Scripting

Sat, 02 May 2026 16:09:57 -0500

Using Python for scripting especially with uv can replace other scripting languages.

Python tip: name your unicode characters

Sat, 02 May 2026 16:01:12 -0500

Another helpful tip from Trey.

uv Python Upgrade

Sat, 02 May 2026 15:41:06 -0500

If you use uv, an easy way to update Python.

How to Select Python Libraries

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 23:21:16 -0600

Found a library that suits my needs but may also be abandoned.

Use filter() instead of for loop

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 16:54:59 -0500

A helpful tip to use Python’s built-ins.

How to Version in pyproject

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 16:35:28 -0500

This is from the packaging project’s documentation.

Remove Telemetry from Streamlit

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 15:24:48 -0500

Disable telemetry in StreamLit especially for work projects.

uv Cheatsheet

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 14:41:40 -0500

Nice cheatsheet from Rodrigo.

Python Gotcha: Logging an uncaught exception

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 14:41:40 -0500

A much better method than a huge try/except block.

Finding Differences in Images with Python and Pillow

Tue, 20 May 2025 08:08:59 -0500

An easy way to determine the differences between images.

Install pre-commit with uv

Wed, 14 May 2025 07:50:59 -0500

Conscise explanation of using uv and pre-commit.

How to Run Python in Production

Sat, 03 May 2025 15:43:32 -0500

An informative article from Ashish.

Python sh Package

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:03:42 -0500

sh is a full-fledged subprocess replacement for Python 3.8 - 3.11, PyPy that allows you to call any program as if it were a function.

De-duplicate with sets & dict.fromkeys

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:31:28 -0500

Some more useful tips from Trey.

A Quick Guide to Generating Fake Data with Pandas

Sun, 06 Apr 2025 11:46:46 -0500

A excellent article from Erin.

Writing Python Like It's Rust

Sun, 06 Apr 2025 11:38:22 -0500

Good article from Jakub.

Escape Keys using psycopg2

Sun, 06 Apr 2025 11:29:10 -0500

A mistake I seem to make repeatedly.

Ultimate Guide to Python Debugging

Sun, 06 Apr 2025 11:13:33 -0500

A good guide to Python debugging.

Practical Decorators

Sun, 06 Apr 2025 10:36:56 -0500

Reuven’s talk from PyCon 2019.

How to Create PowerShell Alias

Sun, 06 Apr 2025 10:16:29 -0500

Example of an alias with Python virtual environment.

Self-Contained Python Scripts with uv

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 12:25:47 -0500

As long as uv is installed, be able to run a python script with dependencies.

Check Iterable Equality the Right Way

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 19:09:30 -0500

From his Python Morsels newsletter.

Using Assert Never in Python

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 18:29:06 -0500

Similar to how to do it in SQL you can do in Python.

Stub Code

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 20:41:19 -0500

A better way to have a new function that is not ready.

List of Named Color for Pandas

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 21:22:08 -0500

How to get a list of colors.

Using Document Properties to Track Your Excel Reports

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 21:11:00 -0500

A good way to add some info to an Excel file.

Passing a List of Arguments with Click

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 21:04:57 -0500

This can be useful when an option can take multiples at the same time.

Linear Regression

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 20:57:27 -0500

How to do linear regression with SQL.

Interpolation

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 20:52:38 -0500

One method to fill in data.

VS Code to Copy and Paste to Terminal

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:18:37 -0500

Very useful tip from Mehdi without leaving your IDE

Uv has a killer feature you should know about

Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:39:14 -0600

Lukas pointed out how to use a package with uv run.

Using uv to build and install Python CLI apps

Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:31:59 -0600

Not the full article but a couple of new items I did not know about.

Open Mateo Weather API

Sat, 01 Feb 2025 19:22:40 -0600

Open Mateo can be an alternative to Open Weather Map.

Great Tables and StreamLit

Sat, 01 Feb 2025 16:02:22 -0600

The Great Tables package is all about making it simple to produce nice-looking display tables.

How to Reinstall Python with uv

Sat, 11 Jan 2025 14:21:41 -0600

uv python install –reinstall 3.13

Setting up OpenWeather Report GitHub Actions

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 19:50:52 -0600

Adding GitHub workflows to help with linting, testing and publishing.

WAT Python Inspection Tool

Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:44:34 -0600

A powerful inspection tool to help with unknown Python objects.

RightTyper to Generate Types

Tue, 31 Dec 2024 21:37:26 -0500

Get a helper with typing.

Setup Apt-Mirror on Ubuntu

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 21:43:02 -0500

Notes on how to setup apt-mirror with Ubuntu 24.04

Rebuild Pelican Source

Sun, 11 Aug 2024 15:54:00 -0500

More work than expected to get my development system to work with Pelican.

Fastest Way to Read Excel in Python

Sat, 22 Jun 2024 15:20:48 -0500

Hint, use DuckDB.

Deprecated

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 11:00:00 -0500

I neat way to deprecate parts of a Python program.

How to Use a match case Statement

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 11:00:00 -0500

Some examples of how to use match case statement in Python.

Built-in Functions in Python

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 23:27:41 -0500

A couple of functions that I now know.

Escape Keys using psycopg2

Fri, 02 Jun 2023 20:00:00 -0500

Making sure that using % in PostgreSQL works with psycopg2.

Setup Python Package to use with Pipx

Fri, 26 May 2023 20:00:00 -0500

Setting up your Python project to work with pipx and pyproject.toml

Weather Project - Initial Release

Sun, 30 Apr 2023 20:10:00 -0500

Initial working release.

Using Rich Inspect to Interrogate Python Objects

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 14:00:00 -0500

Using Rich can help format an object in the REPL.

Weather Project - Requirements and Roadmap

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:00:00 -0500

Create a roadmap and requirements.

Weather Project - PyPi

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 20:00:00 -0500

Setup PyPi with an empty project to lock in the project name.

Weather Project

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 20:00:00 -0500

Create a simple weather project to document how to add projects to PyPi and to aid with data analysis.

Reuven Lerner's Weekly Python Exercise A3

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Review of Reuven’s Weekly Python Exercise A3.

Reuven Lerner's Object-orient Python

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Review of Reuven’s OOP Python self pace course.