Posts by Frank Wiles

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pytest support for django-test-plus

django-test-plus has long been a useful helper library with Django. Now we've added some simple pytest fixture support to make it even more useful!

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Today I Learned - Testing import file mismatch

Ran into a weird error with coverage, pytest, and Travis today and wanted to document an easy fix when you get a 'import file mistmatch' error from pip packages you do not control.

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Check This Out - Optimized Python

Smaller and faster Python 3.6.x images for you to take advantage of.

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Pro-Tip - Python 3 run command over SSH

Sometimes you just need to run a command on a remote host with ssh and Python 3 without any real fuss. Here is the simplest way we have found to do that and retrieve the output. 

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Pro-Tip - Python: atexit

Python's atexit handler is one of those things people should use more often.  Some developers aren't even aware that it exists and that makes me sad. 

Frank Wiles

Pro-Tip - Python 12-factor apps with envparse

Getting your configuration from the system environment for your Python and/or Django apps is often the best way to provide security and flexibility. envparse makes it easy. 

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Django Birthday: Recap

Our recap of the Django's 10th Birthday Party

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Django Birthday Party

Django is turning 10 years old this summer and we're throwing it a birthday party in the city where it was born.

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Improved Django Tests

Improve your Django Tests using django-test-plus' helpful additions to the standard Django TestCase

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Django Performance: 4 Simple Things

Four simple steps you can take to improve the performance of your Django applications

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