Finally some time to gather thoughts about this big endeavour I take on every year. The third big rebuild of Python on my watch is slowly coming to an end. I start in October with first alpha release of a new Python and end in October the next year with …
Pizza! On February 21st, a small conference was held in Ostrava. I really appreciate Czech Python community for regularly organizing events to bring together old and new folks, this time including a big portion of Polish friends. I haven't really programmed in Poland, ever, but with EuroPython happening this year …
With almost a year passing after the PEP 639 was accepted, I was pondering whether it makes sense to note down some thoughts on the process. But, since I want to keep a record (if only for my memory), let's dive straight in. PEP 639 In Fedora, we wanted this …
At EuroPython, three things happened simultaneously: BeeWare sprint was held during the sprint weekend I had an idea for an app that would actually help me I wanted to learn to use AI for development Before I had no knowledge of writing mobile apps. Two days later I've got an …
Power of the community Working with Python and largely in an open-source space brings perks. Python is truly unique for the communities that form around it. People crafting webs, moving science forward, powering machine learning, geeks and passionates create a very diverse crowd. It took me at least three repetitions …
Querying repositories Part of my $DAILYJOB is digging in multiple Fedora repositories. Every time I prepare a package update, I check whether the update has a potential to break something. Typically I set up lists of packages that require my package and build them in a isolated environment, before hitting …
It almost feels as if this year was the first real one after Covid! When it comes to Python, 2023 has brought two big conferences to Prague: EuroPython and, after a covid break, PyCon CZ. A short report of PyLadies' activities can be found on the official blog of the …
My daily job is all about packaging. I wouldn't have believed that such an invisible (for the outsider) topic can employ hundreds people all over the world. Preparations This year I wanted to talk at DevConf about something related to my work. That's a new - I have no issues talking …
As winter came, we decided to keep the good streak of talks given and sent an application to the Czech DevConf. Again we teamed up with Anežka and delivered a presentation called PyLadies Community in Brno: Mutual Help to Grow. This time we focused on what drives the community builders …