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Was this October really warmer than most Octobers?
MP 65: It was in many places, but what about my local area?
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OOP in Python, part 18: Composition and inheritance
MP 64: A mix of the two approaches is often the most practical solution.
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OOP in Python, part 17: Composition
MP 63: An important complement to inheritance.
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Toward sustainable development practices in open source
MP 62: An insightful initiative to bring new contributors to an established project.
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OOP in Python, part 16: Class structure in Matplotlib
MP 61: Understanding how the Figure and Axes classes are implemented.
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The rule of three for generality
MP #60: In pursuit of correct abstractions.
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OOP in Python, part 15: Class structure in pathlib
MP 59: How file paths are modeled in pathlib.
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Does order matter in urls.py?
MP 58: Yes, but not for the reason I originally thought.
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OOP in Python, part 14: The Exception class hierarchy
MP 57: How exceptions are implemented in Python, and what they can show us about class hierarchies.
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Python 3.12 is out!
MP 56: New releases are always fun to see.
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OOP in Python, part 13: Serialization and ABCs
MP 55: - What it takes to save an object, and a real-world use of abstract base classes.
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Do you really need a main() function?
MP 54: Some resources recommend that every script have a main() function. Is it really necessary?
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OOP in Python, part 12: Enforcing constraints on subclasses
MP 53: How can a base class ensure that subclasses implement certain behaviors?
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OOP in Python, part 11: Inheritance
MP 52: Why is inheritance so important in OOP?
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Transitioning out of the "beginner" mindset
MP 51: Habits and practices for taking your work seriously as a programmer.
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OOP in Python, part 10: Organizing classes
MP 50: With so many different kinds of methods, how do you keep classes organized?