Fabian @fabian@floss.social

For the first time (in real code) I had to encode a #Unicode string as UTF-16. The #Exif spec is a little unclear, but the UserComment tag in Unicode mode was only properly readable using UTF-16, and not UTF-8, at least with the #exiftool CLI. Other programs don't recognize the tag at all. Worksforme™ now, but not really satisfactory, tbh. 😕

Snippet:

```
exif = image.getexif()
exif[0x9286] = b"UNICODE\x00" + data.encode("utf-16")
```

#python #PIL #pillow #webdev

Ok, #Python folks. I’m starting a new Python 3.10+ project (#webdev; FastAPI; will live in #Docker; not a library). What will I be missing should I decide against using #Poetry?

I'm usually pretty pragmatic and not so much for cutesy names when it comes to coding, but I still like our tiny module that cares about cleaning the (HTML) body of scraped websites, called `shampoo` 😆

#webdev #programming #python

Pattern Matching in #Python? Community seems split: https://discuss.python.org/t/gauging-sentiment-on-pattern-matching/5770

/via @amirouche

#programming #coding (#rust)

If code cannot be copy-pasted as-is from one project to another (i.e. it contains project specific "business logic") it does not belong in /utils/, utils.{js|py} etc.

#programming #python #javascript #developers #petpeeve

🔖 HTTPX is a fully featured HTTP client for #Python 3, which provides sync and async APIs, and support for both HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2 — and breaks with some of #requests (minor) quirks (https://www.python-httpx.org/compatibility/)

https://www.python-httpx.org/
#httpx #webdev

I really want to like Zulip (#FLOSS, #python team-chat, threaded-ui Slack/Discord alternative), but for what seems like a new-ish project (<5y?) there are already so many “simple” bugs/features untackled for so long that I feel that the underlying architecture and/or the small team will be not be able to bring this software to a bright future — I know, I shouldn’t complain but rather get involved, but …

I know, separation of concerns etc., but I replaced #Django Templates with the much more flexible Jinja2 again. Good that these are (almost) first-class citizen in Django nowadays. #webdev #python 🐍

First bunch of #PyCon2019 talks I watched were all of very high quality and information density. Thanks & congrats to all the folks involved in this great #python event! 👍 🐍

🔖 Fluent 1.0: a localization system for natural-sounding translations - Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog https://hacks.mozilla.org/2019/04/fluent-1-0-a-localization-system-for-natural-sounding-translations/
#mozilla #i18n #l10n #webdev #python #rust #javascript

Which tech conference should I go to this year? (summer/Europe) I feel like I'm ready for something new. #python #rust?

🔖 Logging Rethought: The Current State Of Logging (Markus Holtermann) https://markusholtermann.eu/2019/04/logging-rethought/
#python #logging #structlog #django #security

🔖 Unique sentinel values, identity checks, and when to use object() instead of None - Trey Hunner https://treyhunner.com/2019/03/unique-and-sentinel-values-in-python/
#python #programming #none

🔖 PyPI as a Service - Dustin Ingram https://dustingram.com/articles/2019/04/02/pypi-as-a-service/
“In the wake of recent layoffs at #NPM, I noticed some folks talking about the two extremes that are NPM and #PyPI. To compare: …”
#python #nodejs #opensource #vc #business #floss

🔖 Programmer migration patterns - apenwarr
https://apenwarr.ca/log/20190318 — “a little flow chart of mainstream programming languages and how programmers seem to move from one to another”
#programming #software #python #rust #Javascript #java
Interesting. Not sure I agree with the C# → #Typescript; and #PHP seems more alive than one might hope 😉

On a related note: I think that thumbor is not getting the attention it deserves: https://github.com/thumbor/thumbor // Or imageproxy: https://github.com/willnorris/imageproxy #opensource #imagescaling #thumbnails #python #go