This is Awful

Date Tags bash / json

This is a disheartening thing to read

As someone who doesn't do a ton of JSON parsing on the command line, I tend to forget jq syntax.

Two tools I really like are gron (make JSON greppable) from @tomnomnom and jqp ..., which provides a "tui playground for exploring jq."

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Analyzing a Dice Mechanic

A "Dice Mechanic"? Yes. The thing you do with the dice to determine an outcome. We'll use Python to see how the dice shake out.

A little backstory

For a casino game of craps, the roll of the dice can be 7 or 11 for an immediate win, 2, 3 …

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Preorder the Python Real-World Projects Book

Want a book with dozens of project ideas?

Each has a description, and approach, and deliverables. It's a lot like ordinary development work, but with some detailed guidance from the author. (And no deadline imposed by your team lead or manager.)

These are projects you can do. You can post …

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More Python Quirks Debunking

Stuff I found on the internet that I have to disagree with.

(And no, I didn't ask for clarification. If the author posts things without supporting details it suggests they might lack the supporting details. I can be charitable and assume they don't really care about providing useful information, but …

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