Mike Driscoll

Wollongong

Sports Writer at Illawarra Mercury

go the kangas and the mighty bradford city bantams

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Python 101: An Intro to Working with JSON

Jan 21, 2025 | pythonpapers.com | Mike Driscoll

avaScript Object Notation, more commonly known as JSON, is a lightweight data interchange format inspired by JavaScript object literal syntax. JSON is easy for humans to read and write. It is also easy for computers to parse and generate. JSON is used for storing and exchanging data in much the same way that XML is used. Python has a built-in library called json that you can use for creating, editing and parsing JSON.
52 - PyTorch and LLMs with Daniel Voigt Godoy

Jan 15, 2025 | open.substack.com | Mike Driscoll

In today’s podcast, we welcome Daniel Voigt Godoy to the show. Daniel is the author of Deep Learning with PyTorch Step-by-Step among other books. We chatted about the following topics:Favorite Python packagesPyTorchBook writingand so much more!Be sure to check out the links section to learn more about Daniel!
An Intro to Python Editors

Jan 14, 2025 | pythonpapers.com | Mike Driscoll

The Python programming language comes with its own built-in Integrated Development Environment (IDE) called IDLE. The name, IDLE, supposedly came from the actor, Eric Idle, who was a part of the Monty Python troupe, which is what Python itself is named after. IDLE comes with Python on Windows and some Linux variants. You may need to install IDLE separately on your particular flavor of Linux or on Mac if you plan to use the Python that came with the operating system.
51 - Dead Simple Python with Jason McDonald

Jan 9, 2025 | open.substack.com | Mike Driscoll

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -38:00Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. In this episode, we have special guest, Jason McDonald, the author of Dead Simple Python from No Starch Press.
How to Override a List Attribute’s Append() Method in Python

Jan 7, 2025 | pythonpapers.com | Mike Driscoll

I had a use-case where I needed to create a class that had an attribute that was a Python list. Seems simple, right? The part that made it complicated is that I needed to do something special when anything was appended to that attribute. Watching for attribute changes don’t work the same way for lists as it would for a string. I tried a lot of different solutions, but most of them either didn’t work or made the code really hard to understand.
Checking Python Code with GitHub Actions

Dec 3, 2024 | pythonpapers.com | Mike Driscoll

When you are working on your personal or work projects in Python, you usually want to have a way to enforce code standards. You can use tools like Flake8, PyLint or Ruff to lint your code. You might use Mypy to verify type checking. There are lots of other tools at your disposal. But it can be hard to remember to do that every time you want to create a pull request (PR) in GitHub or GitLab. That is where continuous integration (CI) tools come in.
3 Reasons Why You Should Learn Python to Secure a Job as a Software Engineer

Nov 24, 2024 | albexl.substack.com | Eric Matthes |Mike Driscoll |Stephen Gruppetta |Josh Wenner

Have you ever wondered what's the fastest way to land a programming job in the modern-day software engineering industry? Back in 2020, I did too. I had just recently graduated from university and was eager to make some money from all the "useful" skills I had learned over the past five years. My primary skillset revolved around solid knowledge of algorithm design and thousands of hours of coding in C++. None of that got me my first job.
Python 101 - importing

Nov 4, 2024 | pythonpapers.com | Mike Driscoll |Tim Peters

One of Python's strongest advantages over other programming languages is its large, comprehensive standard library. The standard library is a set of modules or libraries that you can import into your own applications to enhance your programs.
49 - EdgeDB and Python with Yury Selivanov

Oct 30, 2024 | open.substack.com | Mike Driscoll

Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. In this episode of The Python Show Podcast, we welcome Yury Selivanov as our guest. Yury is a core CPython developer and co-founder of EdgeDB and MagicStack.
Python 101 - How to Work with Files

Oct 28, 2024 | open.substack.com | Mike Driscoll

Application developers are always working with files. You create them whenever you write a new script or application. You write reports in Microsoft Word, you save emails or download books or music. Files are everywhere. Your web browser downloads lots of little files to make your browsing experience faster. When you write programs, you have to interact with pre-existing files or write out files yourself. Python provides a nice, built-in function called open() that can help you with these tasks.

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Mike Driscoll @mikedriscoll64

19 Jul 23

Reckon Riewoldt’s already large ego is inflated after trying to be a media identity in the US. Well said Ratts. I wouldn’t think an ex-Saint should throw stones - one flag in 60 plus years.

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"Only came for free physio.” Former Saints coach Ratten fires back at Riewoldt barb | https://t.co/J9pwbpDZPz | #AFL https://t.co/yWb1zeIsEW

Mike Driscoll @mikedriscoll64

15 Apr 23

Almost 1.30am Aussie time but can’t take my (weary) eyes off this game. Massive last 25 mins. @ParkerTandA

Mike Driscoll @mikedriscoll64

15 Apr 23

Great battle for top 3 promotion and 4th to 7th for the playoffs is the battle for Promotion to League 1 Go Bradford City @officialbantams⁩ https://t.co/cjLyCfOtNf