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[1] I love using pipx for automatic virtual environment [2] management of my globally installed python cli applications, but sometimes the application is not compatible with your globally installed pipx Which version of python is pipx using?? # [3] This one took me a minute to figure out at first, please let me know if there is a better way. I am pretty certain that this is not the ideal way, but it works. My first technique was to make a package that printed out sys.version. # what version of python does the global pipx use? pipx run --spec git+https://github.com/waylonwalker/pyvers pyvers # what version of python does the local pipx use? python -m pipx run --spec git+https://github.com/waylonwalker/pyvers pyvers Let’s setup some other versions of python with pyenv # [4] If you don’t already have pyenv [5] installed, you can follow their install instructions [6] to get it. pyenv install 3.8.13 pyenv install 3.10.5 I usually require a virtual environment # [7] I set the PIP...

https://youtu.be/-42A5210HYo Super fun steam Broadcasted live on Twitch – Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/waylonwalker We worked on markata todoui, a command tui trello board written in python using only markdown files to store the data. I love markdown and I want to make this my workflow. During this stream we get RAIDED by TEEJ_DV! and chat about tmux a bit before calling the changes to markata-tui good and signing off. - dotfiles: https://github.com/WaylonWalker/devtainer - today’s project: https://github.com/WaylonWalker/markata-todoui - website: https://waylonwalker.com/

When I am creating blog posts it’s often helpful to add screenshots to them to illustrate what I see on my screen. Sometimes I lack good screenshots in my posts because it just takes more effort than I have in the moment, and I prioritize making content over making perfect content. Making Screenshots # [1] When I have something to take a screenshot of, I need to take the shot, optimize the image, often convert it to a better format, publish it, and create a the img tag in my blog. - take screenshot - optimize - conversion - publish - create img tag Created in 🐍Python # [2] I created this tool for myself in python because that is what I am most familiar with, but realistically most of what I am calling are shell scripts that I could do in just about any language. Install my screenshot tool # [3] My screenshot tool is quite hacky and not configurable, but works wonderfully for me. If you like it and want to use it, make it configurable or fork it. For now it lives on GitHub...

Copier is a fantastic templating library written in python, but older versions have a dangerous bug if you are using it inside of existing directories. !!UPDATE # [1] As of May 15, 2022, the stable release of copier now includes these changes, if you have not already make sure you update. This is a PSA # [2] I Use copier several times per day and get fantastic benefit from this project, this post is not intended to crap all over copier in any way, but is rather a PSA for other users who do use copier like I do so that they know the dangers of using copier inside an existing directory. The issue # [3] The fix # [4] https://github.com/copier-org/copier/pull/273 As of the time of writing this version is still in beta, if you still want to use copier with existing directtories, I’d strongly encourage you to install the --pre release. pipx install copier --pip-args='--pre' confirm # [5] copier --version # copier 6.0.0b0 My update commit # [6] https://github.com/WaylonWalker/de...