#326: Let's Go for a PyGWalk

Published Wed, Mar 8, 2023, recorded Tue, Mar 7, 2023

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Brian #1: Data Classification : Does Python still have a need for class without @dataclass?

Glyph
dataclasses have been in the the language since 3.7
- That’s pretty much all modern Python, right?
“…, is there any point to having non-@dataclass classes any more? Is there any remaining justification for writing them in new code?”
Options:
- class just becomes a dataclass if you have typehinted members in it.
- data instead of class, to avoid decorators

Michael #2: PyGWalker

Turn your pandas dataframe into a Tableau-style User Interface for visual analysis.
Works with pandas and polars
Open-source alternative to Tableau
It allows data scientists to analyze data and visualize patterns with simple drag-and-drop operations.

Brian #3: An opinionated Python boilerplate

Duarte O.Carmo
Tools and processes for new projects
pip-tools - Pip-tools strikes the right balance between simplicity, effectiveness, and speed.
- especially for generating pinned requirements.txt files, if necessary
pyproject.toml - for configuration. packaging, but also any tool that supports it.
ruff
black, isort
no pre-commit hooks, just run it in CI

Michael #4: Front Matter VS Code

via Mark Little
If you have content that supports frontmatter and is markdown-based, check this out.
Stay in your editor and easily create, manage, and publish content.
Don’t make front matter mistakes
- When was it published? What is the timezone text formatting again?
Learn new features of your existing static site (e.g. article image)
Manage images and more.

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