Ned Batchelder

Mary Ela's transitional gravestone

18 May

I was walking through Copp's Hill burying ground in Boston's North End today. The gravestones are fascinating, partly for the concrete connection to a distant past, but also for their antiquated style. » more..

Config files: dot or not?

25 April

Coverage.py reads a configuration file, which by default is in .coveragerc, with a leading dot. For years I thought Pylint had no default config file, because it wouldn't find .pylintrc, it turns out it looks by default for pylintrc, no leading dot. » more..

Community, conduct, conflict, and communication

23 March

The fallout from PyCon this year has been dramatic, involving Adria Richards, Alex Reid, SendGrid, PlayHaven, and the PyCon organizers. I wasn't involved in this event at all, so I have no first-hand knowledge of it, but it saddens me greatly. » more..

PyCon acheivements

18 March

Here at PyCon, attendees get the usual ribbons dangling from their badges: Speaker, Sponsor, etc. They're always a topic of conversation, especially if you have three or more, or are wearing any of the joke ones like "Workaholic" or "King". » more..

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