Stop Asking LLMs to Be Deterministic
LLMs are stochastic by design. Reliable agent workflows come from surrounding that chaos with deterministic code, not from wishing the model were predictable.
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Entry points in Python
What a Python entry point is, and how to use setuptools entry points to expose console scripts and plugin hooks in your own packages.
Why the hell is my code so slow?! (aka performance analysis in Python)
Your feature shipped, passed review, and then someone flagged the latency. A walkthrough of profiling Python to find where the time actually goes before you start optimizing.
The lesser known (but incredibly useful) way of settings breakpoints in Python
You don't have to edit your source to set a Python breakpoint. Running your script through the pdb shell lets you break by line or function without touching the code.
Compiling CPython with a custom OpenSSL
A historical guide to building CPython 3.5 against a custom OpenSSL 1.0.2 installation to enable ALPN support on macOS.
Advanced Mercurial Debugging
A real-world walkthrough of diagnosing a Mercurial HTTP 400 error caused by oversized discovery-request headers.
From git to hg
A guide for prospective CPython contributors familiar with Git who need a practical Mercurial workflow built around bookmarks.
From concept to announcement
A practical guide to taking a Python package from an initial idea through project setup, testing, PyPI distribution, and announcement.