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Installing Pelican themes the default way is not very pleasant: You need to invoke a separate CLI tool You may need to create some symlinks and ensure that they don't go stale the next time you use Pelican Some people (me) have resorted to git submodules instead of official CLI … -
Manage Python virtual environment from your Makefile
I often use Makefiles not just as a build tool but as a handy way to execute sequences of commands. The commands I've found myself executing again and again lately are the ones to manage Python virtual environments: Create new venv Update pip to the latest version that enables all … -
Accidental submersion into web development
The Library Problem I love reading books. My wife loves reading books. We enjoy shopping for books and we live a ten minute commute away from a huge used books store. That means we have a lot of books. Like, really a lot. A little more than one thousand. We … -
Portable development setup for Python on Windows
WinPython https://winpython.github.io/ All-in-one distribution which comes with many difficult-to-build packages preinstalled. And their ...-Zero version is great for thumb drives! Pip works just fine, but installing packages that require C compiler is always a pain on Windows. May be I should look into conda and see if …