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Topics include Better Python tests with inline-snapshot, jolt Battery intelligence for your laptop, Markdown code formatting with ruff, and act - run your GitHub actions locally.
Python Bytes
by Michael Kennedy and Calvin Hendryx-Parker · English · Tech & Science
Python Bytes is a weekly podcast hosted by Michael Kennedy and Calvin Hendryx-Parker. The show is a short discussion on the headlines and noteworthy news in the Python, developer, and data science space.
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