The rumor mill was right this time, and Apple has just announced they will transition Macs to ARM processors. These news have some side effects for software developers, particularly those not working with the Apple ecosystem. And they also affect people who depend on both macOS and Windows.
In Python, virtual environments are used to isolate projects from each other (if they require different versions of the same library, for example). They let you install and manage packages without administrative privileges, and without conflicting with the system package manager. They also allow to quickly create an environment somewhere else with the same dependencies.
Virtual environments are a crucial tool for any Python developer. And at that, a very simple tool to work with.
As part of your code, you may be inclined to call a command to do something. But is it always a good idea? How to do it safely? What happens behind the scenes?
Setting up Python is usually simple, but there are some places where newcomers (and experienced users) need to be careful. What versions are there? What’s the difference between Python, CPython, Anaconda, PyPy? Those and many other questions may stump new developers, or people wanting to use Python.
A week ago, I was inspired to produce a new projects page for myself. The previous one was a trainwreck with a lot of hacks. Also hosted on GitHub Pages for some reason.
There are multiple ways to write an app in Python. However, not all of them provide your users with the best experience.
One of the problems some people encounter is writing launch scripts. The
best way to handle this is the Entry Points mechanism of Setuptools, and a
__main__.py file. It’s quite easy to implement. If you’re interested,
read on to learn more!
Now that I have an usable phone, I can dwelve into Android app development. And so I did. I started with an app to test and play with the text-to-speech services of Android. I named it Speeker.