#381 Python Packages in the Oven

Topics covered in this episode:

Announcing py2wasm: A Python to Wasm compiler
Exploring Python packages with Oven and PyPI Browser
PyCharm Local LLM
Google shedding Python devs (at least in the US).
Extras
Joke

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Michael #1: Announcing py2wasm: A Python to Wasm compiler

py2wasm converts your Python programs to WebAssembly, running them at 3x faster speeds
thanks to Nuitka

Brian #2: Exploring Python packages with Oven and PyPI Browser

pypi.org is great, but there are some handy alternatives
Oven

Shows how to install stuff with pip, pdm, rye, and poetry
Similar meta and description as PyPI
Includes README.md view (no tables yet, though)
Nice listing of versions
Ability to look at what files are in wheels and tarballs (very cool)
Can deploy yourself. Node/Remix app.
Really slick.

PyPI Browser

View versions
View wheel and tarball contents.
Metadata and contents.
No README view
Is a Starlette app that you can deploy on your on with a private registry. So that’s cool.

Michael #3: PyCharm Local LLM

Pretty awesome full line completer based on a local LLM for PyCharm
Requires PyCharm Professional
An example, given this partial function in Flask:
@blueprint.get('/listing')
def listing():
videos = video_service.all_videos()

Typing ret →

That is, typing ret autocompletes to:

return flask.render_template('home/listing.html', videos=videos)

Which is pretty miraculous, and correct.

Brian #4: Google shedding Python devs (at least in the US).

Google lays off staff from Flutter, Dart and Python teams weeks before its developer conference - techcrunch
Python, Flutter teams latest on the Google chopping block - The Register

“Despite Alphabet last week reporting a 57 percent year-on-year jump in net profit to $23.66 billion for calendar Q1, more roles are being expunged as the mega-corp cracks down on costs.”
“As for the Python team, the current positions have reportedly been "reduced" in favor of a new team based in Munich.”

MK: Related and timely: How one power-hungry leader destroyed Google search

Extras

Brian:

Python Gotcha: strip, lstrip, rstrip can remove more than expected

Reminder: You probably want .removesuffix() and .removeprefix()

Michael:

Using Llama3 in LMStudio

Joke: Broken System