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How to get PyPI download statistics
This is a short post on how to get download statistics about any package from PyPI. Though there have been efforts in that direction from sites like pypi ranking but this post finds a better solution.
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Pylinting with PyCharm
If you have worked with PyCharm, you will have noticed the inspections plugin which performs static analysis on your code is very effective in finding PEP-8 errors. But it fails in some places and can be replaced by pylint. This tutorial will guide you through a step by step walkthrough of setting up pylint in PyCharm.
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Mocking with Python - Part I
If you have been following my blog, you may have noticed a pattern; I write a lot about testing software. Recently, I picked up a book on Building Micro Services, where I came across a chapter on testing micro services. This post is about mocking your python code to make it easier to test your micro services or the likes.
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Happy New Year! A year in review
Welcome to the year 2017 everyone! I hope you had a good 2016. There are a lot of things that you might cherish about last year and some not so much but in the end, it is all about you being a better person than you were yesterday.
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A guide to asking questions on stackoverflow
If you are not aware of stackoverflow then here’s a short description: a collaborative place for programmers answering questions that other programmers encounter. This post is kind of a checklist when posting questions on stackoverflow.
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