Why does Python log a DeprecationWarning saying “invalid escape sequence”?
Take this code, which prints a shruggy man:
Git: How to undo commits
To errr is human, to undo computer can help.
Git: How to automatically create upstream branches
You started a new feature branch, worked hard on initial commits, and you’re ready to send it for review. You try to push and:
Git: How to clean up squash-merged branches
Git hosts offer a “squash merge” option that merges a reviewed branch by combining all its commits into one. This leads to a linear Git history on your main branch, which is easier to understand and refer back to code reviews.
Git: How to alias “master” as “main”
The Git community is gradually moving the default branch name from “master” to “main”, because the term “master” is hurtful to some people as it refers to slavery.
Git: How to enable autocorrect
By default, if you mistype a Git command, it will list similar commands that you might have meant:
django-upgrade Mega Release 1.11.0
I just released version 1.11.0 of django-upgrade, a tool for automatically upgrading your Django project code. This release contains a lot of new features and fixes, thanks to new contributors including those at the Djangocon Europe sprints. Let’s look at the top changes.
Python Type Hints - How to use Mypy’s always-true boolean check detection
Sometimes code uses boolean checks on variables that can only be true. This is normally a sign of a mistake, either in the type hints or the implementation. Mypy has an optional check that can find such problematic boolean usage with its truthy-bool error code.
Git: How to show and copy commit SHA’s
You can use git rev-parse to show the SHA of the current Git commit:
Use WARMED to evaluate software engineering practices
In a lecture titled Where Does Bad Code Come From?, Casey Muratori introduced the acronym WARMED for categorizing the costs of code: