IndyPy and ChiPy Share Python Best Practices at Joint Event
IndyPy — Indiana’s largest Python meetup founded in 2007 by Six Feet Up CTO and AWS Community Hero, Calvin Hendryx-Parker — hosted a joint livestream event with the Chicago Python (ChiPy) User Group for their July 2021 Meetup.
The event’s speakers, Andrew Knight of PrecisionLender and Calvin Hendryx-Parker of Six Feet Up, shared Python best practices and practical tips for Pythonistas of all levels.
Andrew’s talk, “Managing the Test Data Nightmare,” highlighted how to become a better test engineer. Specifically, Andrew addressed:
- data prep strategies,
- factors to consider when preparing data, and
- when to choose a simple vs. complex test environment.
Calvin discussed better system setups in his talk, “Bootstrapping your Local Python Environment.” Specifically, Calvin’s talk featured:
- the importance of abiding by the Zen of Python,
- proper version management with pyenv, and
- Python add-ons to make environments both repeatable and simple.
Watch the talks:
Links and Resources:
- Andrew Knight’s blog: https://automationpanda.com/
- pyenv setup documentation: https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv#installation
- pipx setup documentation: https://pypi.org/project/pipx/
- pip-tools setup documentation: https://pypi.org/project/pip-tools/
- Docker’s Python integration documentation: https://hub.docker.com/_/python/
- Read the full Twitter thread of the event on IndyPy’s Twitter profile: https://twitter.com/indypy/status/1413270949567270914
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