In the software industry, some argue that technical interviews are broken, and I tend to agree. In my experience, a lot of technical interviews don’t test what you’ll be doing in your actual job. Instead of going through why they’re broken, I’m going to tell you about my favorite technical...

   Python’s AsyncIO web ecosystem continues to mature, but should you build your next production application with one of these shiny new frameworks such as FastAPI, Starlette, or Quart Table of Contents A Brief History of Python Web Server Interfaces AsyncIO Package Ecosystem Overview Servers...

   Choosing which tools to use in your Python development environment might be the toughest part of Python programming. The Python tooling ecosystem continues to evolve rapidly. I’ll share what I need my tools to do, what tools are a part of my development environment, and why I use each one. Table...

   Table of Contents Introduction Example Code Not using select related and prefetch related Adding null to a CharField or TextField Descending versus ascending with order by or latest Forgetting that clean is not called on save Not including update fields on save Final Thoughts Introduction...

   Table of Contents Introduction Example Code Unique Constraint Check Constraint Exclusion Constraint Final Thoughts Introduction Data integrity refers to the accuracy of data stored inside a database. When creating web applications, data integrity becomes an important issue, and rules help...

   Table of Contents Introduction Floats Decimals Fractions Final Thoughts Introduction Both the float and decimal types store numerical values in Python, and at the beginning, choosing when to use each can be confusing. Python’s decimal documentation is a good starting point to learn when to use...

   Table of Contents Introduction Using Q Objects for Complex Queries Optimize Database Calls with Prefetch Related and Select Related Annotate Querysets to Fetch Specific Values Use Prefetch Objects to Control Your Prefetch Related Define Custom Query Sets and Model Managers for Code Reuse Final...

   Table of Contents Introduction Project Set Up Example Code Test the Example Code Walk Through Final Thoughts Introduction Python . added the asyncio module to the standard library. Asyncio allows us to run IO bound tasks asynchronously to increase the performance of our program. Common IO...

   Table of Contents Introduction Tools Tool Explanation Walk Through Installing Pyenv Installing Pipx Installing Poetry Final Thoughts Introduction Setting up a Python development environment can be daunting. For some, this setup will be overkill, but for a professional project, I’ve found...

   Table of Contents Introduction Dependency Check List Checklist Explanation Example Dependencies Django Pendulum Final Thoughts Introduction What is a dependency In the software world, a dependency could mean many different things, but for this article, when I say dependency, I’m talking...

   Table of Contents Introduction Project Set Up Walk through Fixing Bootstrap Allowing the Google Slides Iframe Integrating Google Analytics Reporting Content Security Policy Issues Final Thoughts Introduction Content Security Policy CSP is an added layer of security that helps to detect...

   Table of Contents Introduction Project Set Up Tools for Automation Walk Through Using the Tools in Your Project Final Thoughts Introduction Readability counts. The Zen of Python I’ve found that most programmers favor a consistent code style and format. However, I’ve also found that...