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 …
On the first November weekend Anežka Müller and me delivered a talk about PyLadies in the Czech Republic. We wanted to answer the questions people may have about what and why we do. We also shared some internal thoughts how we aim to build a sustainable format of community courses …
Debugging The word anyone attempting programming knows from the almost beginning. You know, the moment you learn: if it doesn't work, look at the traceback, then add 153 print statements, then try to understand where the heck you forgot the missing parenthesis. When some clever programmers told me to start …
The good, the bad and the scary Ups and downs of your next technical role can be stressful. They are to me. You are uncertain pretty much all the time and your experience from a different field doesn't really match the environment you look at. The good Let's start with …
As I swim through the new waters, some nasty gotchas wait for me in the currents. Overture Many times have I encountered a GitHub repository with some folders that look more like a hyperlink to another folders. An example from Pelican themes looks like that: Notice the icons with the …
That's been a ride. A bit of cold in the middle of March and diving deep in RPM ecosystem. I tried to sink into Factorio to relax, but it keeps feeling as if I just went from one job to another. It has some real charm though, so I hope …
In the first part you've learned about a tool called uMap. For some use cases a static map is enough. OpenStreetMap is however very much alive and changes every second. You may want to reflect those changes in your map. Real time requests aren't feasible with current OSM state. If …