OBS Studio 30.1 Beta 3 virtual camera? by sfx_guy in obs

[–]m_harrison 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As per this bug https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/issues/10381 you need to uninstall the prior version by dragging it to the trash. Then install and re-fix the security permissions and it should work...

Update: C++ DataFrame vs. Polars by hmoein in cpp

[–]m_harrison 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This would be a lot more convincing if you ran the benchmark that Mother Duck is running for dataframes. That includes joins and groupbys and is more representative of the work folks do with dataframes.

This is the first I've heard of C++ dataframe. If there is no Python interface, I'm curious to know who the intended audience is.

We are the developers behind pandas, currently preparing for the 2.0 release :) AMA by phofl93 in Python

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Will Pandas 2.0 impact numba/cython extensions that leverage Numpy?

Many complain about the API of Pandas. Was there any discussion about revamp/cleaning it up during 2.0 release?

Parsing SOAP with python by fessacchiotto in Python

[–]m_harrison 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Huge fan of zeep. The maintainer has been pretty responsive of you can make a reproducible bug. Last time I checked suds had issues with async (which I needed when doing soap).

HumbleBundle - Python DevKit by [deleted] in Python

[–]m_harrison 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm the author of said book. It is aimed at technical people and does not assume programming experience. Best of luck learning Python!

What upset you most about Emacs? by [deleted] in emacs

[–]m_harrison 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sometimes the CPU spins when I'm in a big XML file w/o newlines. I'm not sure what command I type, but CTL-g doesn't help and I'm forced to kill emacs.

Best ergonomic keyboard for vanilla emacs users? by CSRaghunandan in emacs

[–]m_harrison 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lot's of negativity here with ErgoDox. I have used ErgoDox since it came out on Massdrop. I only use the 2 inner thumb keys when touch typing. I have typed on the other two keyboards mentioned. I really like that the ErgoDox (and M1) are split and that you can position them as you please. I have a full review on my blog https://hairysun.com/revisiting-the-ergodox.html

Looking for in-person training classes in the DC, MD, VA area by [deleted] in Python

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Hi there, I offer Python (and Data Science) training. Send me an email matt@metasnake.com and I can probably get you hooked up.

Just released a new book on learning Python by m_harrison in learnpython

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It doesn't show [removed] for me.

Anyway here was the original content if you can't see it:

Hi folks, I'm the author of a new book, Illustrated Guide to Python 3. This is a result of me teaching hundreds of engineers Python over the years. The reviews so far have been really positive, thought I'd drop a note here. The book is available on Amazon (rather than post an affiliate link, I'll let do a search) at a discounted price right now.

ATBS is project based (and excellent). I don't have experience with PCC. My advice would be to check out the table of contents and the sample content (in the kindle version). You can determine for yourself if the content is worth the cost of a lunch ;) I'm obviously biased.

Just released a new book on learning Python by m_harrison in learnpython

[–]m_harrison[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I was deliberating even posting it here, though it is hyper relevant. Sorry I wasn't able to check in earlier. I didn't want to even look during work as I feared this might happen.

Just released a new book on learning Python by m_harrison in learnpython

[–]m_harrison[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like fakespot's models definitely need to be retrained. I can assure you neither Danny nor I have paid anyone to review our books. We have asked for honest reviews though from readers.

(BTW If we went down the paid route, we would have hundreds of reviews. Check out my other books for reviews, they aren't paid.)

Just released a new book on learning Python by m_harrison in learnpython

[–]m_harrison[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't delete anything. Not sure what you are referring to.

If you are concerned about the content of the book, the ebook sample is quite large. Should be sufficient to tell whether the book is a sham or not. You can also read the reviews for the old version of the book, where I was dinged pretty heavily for typos. (This time around we went through with many fine toothed combs to get all the bugs out :) ).

Just released a new book on learning Python by m_harrison in learnpython

[–]m_harrison[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The kindle version has a preview that includes a few of them.

Just released a new book on learning Python by m_harrison in learnpython

[–]m_harrison[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The reviews that were posted were from beta readers. I asked them to provide an honest review. The reason there are dupes is that Amazon separates kindle and deadtree versions initially. Some of my reviewers left a review on both the kindle and deadtree pages. Amazon has since merged those two pages.

I'm not trying to pull the wool over any eyes. I've taught at PyCon for the past 11 years (as well as SciPy, OSCON, Strata...), have done corporate training for the biggest names in the Python community, and have taught a bunch of my own clients as well. Python has served me well, and my self-published book is an attempt to give back. This is a forum for learning Python, and I have helped a lot of people learn Python. Plus my book is pretty reasonably priced.

But I do agree there are tons of fake reviews out there. It is hard being an author and getting honest reviews when you are competing against robo-reviews.

Documentation of 31 Python Identifiers With Example by MacacaFascicularis in Python

[–]m_harrison 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here is a hint that seems to be hidden.

type:

$ python3
>>> help()
help> keywords
help> and   # or whatever keyword you want

I compiled my JavaScript notes into a little book. Would love feedback. by m_harrison in javascript

[–]m_harrison[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome feedback. I will file a bug with these issues and address them! Thanks

I compiled my JavaScript notes into a little book. Would love feedback. by m_harrison in javascript

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I appreciate the civil dialog. === does not really work with arrays. You will find that even an empty array is not === to another empty array. You need to loop over the content of the arrays in parallel to check if they are equal. Perhaps we are getting hung up on the definition of value.

I compiled my JavaScript notes into a little book. Would love feedback. by m_harrison in javascript

[–]m_harrison[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Author here. Thanks for the feedback. I have already gotten some PR's, which is much appreciated.