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When Git first came onto the scene in the mid 2000's, I was initially skeptical because of its horrible user interface. But once I learned it, I appreciated its speed and features - especially the ease at which you could create feature branches, merge, and even create commits offline (which was a big deal in the era…
Python application distribution is generally considered an unsolved problem. At their PyCon 2019 keynote talk, Russel Keith-Magee identified code distribution as a potential black swan - an existential threat for longevity - for Python. In their words, Python hasn't ever had a consistent story for how I give my code…
In the past week I went to add Python 3.12 support to my zstandard Python package. A few hours into the unexpected yak shave / rat hole, I decided to start chronicling my experience so that I may share it with the broader Python community. My hope is that by sharing my (unfortunately painful) end-user experience that…
I have long held the opinion that you should avoid Git LFS if possible. Since people keeping asking me why, I figured I'd capture my thoughts in a blog post so I have something to refer them to.
I am very excited to announce the 0.8 release of PyOxidizer , a modern Python application packaging tool. You can find the full changelog in the docs . First time user? See the Getting Started documentation.