March 8, 2024, 11:53 p.m.
Weeknotes: 4 March to 8 March 2024
Deploying a new version of a Python RSS feed reader, International Women's Day, and going over the list of dependencies in a project
Sandra's Weeknotes
What I have found gripping
Deploying a new version of an RSS feed reader in Python and thinking about ways to improve tests
Trying out the RSS feed reader with RSS URLs to see if items are rendered in the frontend to see it work
Specifying only the required dependencies in the requirements.txt is better than installing unnecessary ones with pip freeze
Inspire inclusion is the theme of this year's edition of International Women's Day
What I have read
Newsletter #56: Turbo 8, la Silicon Valley qui accélère, un peu de Rust.., Women on Rails
5 Ally Actions - Mar 8, 2024, Better Allies
The Python requirements file and how to create it, Xavier Rigoulet
What I have watched
Where did all the women in tech go? BBC Ideas, Marie Hicks
Featured quote
Only list the Python modules and packages your project needs. Do not include unnecessary modules or packages, as this makes the txt file bloated and difficult to read. It is also a waste of resources. — Xavier Rigoulet
Further reading and resources
In English
Honestly Undefined, Rakhim
Think Python, 2nd edition, Allen B. Downey
In French
Non, mais la situation est meilleure, hein ? Céline Louvet