# libro fm (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover libro fm. Page: Feed: --- ## [Reorganizing Python's sys module](https://treyhunner.com/2026/08/reorganizing-pythons-sys-module/) _2026-08-13 · Trey Hunner_ The sys module is the primary junk drawer of the Python standard library. A good junk drawer holds miscellaneous items that don’t have another sensible home. I often think of utils modules as “junk drawer” modules. I believe that both utils modules and junk drawers have their purpose, but junk drawers can get out of hand. As I recently noted in my talk about pathlib , I see both… ## [Creativity in Computer Science](https://audmcname.com/comics/creativity-in-computer-science/) _2026-05-04 · audra · audra mcnamee_ A recent project: working with University of Oregon computer science professor Michal Young to develop graphic interludes for open-source computer science textbooks. Interlude 1, Conquering Harder Problems with Abstraction in the CS 210 textbook Interlude 2, Careers in Computing, in the CS 210 textbook ## [Using a ~/.pdbrc file to customize the Python Debugger](https://treyhunner.com/2026/04/customizing-pdb-with-pdbrc/) _2026-04-06 · Trey Hunner_ Did you know that you can customize the Python debugger (PDB) by creating custom aliases within a .pdbrc file in your home directory or Python’s current working directory? I recently learned this and I’d like to share a few helpful aliases that I now have access to in my PDB sessions thanks to my new ~/.pdbrc file. The aliases in my ~/.pdbrc file Here’s my new ~/.pdbrc file: 1 2… ## [This Could Fix Everything](https://audmcname.com/comics/this-could-fix-everything/) _2026-02-24 · audra · audra mcnamee_ You can see the more charming print version on Allia s site, or buy a print copy or a PDF. We re actively collecting things for volume 2 (I don t know if you ve noticed, but not everything seems fixed yet. Still working on it). So: if you ve got anything that could fix everything, drop me a line. ## [On the enviromental impact of using LLMs for writing code](https://treyhunner.com/2026/02/on-the-enviromental-impact-of-llms-for-coding/) _2026-02-20 · Trey Hunner_ I’ve had many conversations over the past year with friends and colleagues about LLMs. Some conversations have focused on their uses and misuses and some have focused on big picture concerns. There are many reasons to be concerned about LLMs: job displacement, intellectual property issues, moral hazards. The one I hear the most is the environmental impact. TL;DR : I think the environmental… ## [Building Digital Safety Skills: Consumer Confidence Comics #3 and #4](https://audmcname.com/comics/building-digital-safety-skills-consumer-confidence-comics-3-and-4/) _2026-02-17 · audra · audra mcnamee_ The latest Oregon Consumer Justice comic, Building Digital Safety Skills, #4 (!) in the series of Consumer Confidence Comics. I care a ton about making digital safety easy and approachable, so this was a project I was really excited to work on. The comic was created in collaboration with another local nonprofit, AGE+; the two \[ \] ## [My favorite reads of 2025](https://treyhunner.com/2025/12/my-favorite-reads-of-2025/) _2025-12-31 · Trey Hunner_ I read 41 books this year, all via audiobook. Below are my reviews for my 13 favorite reads out of the 41 books I read. If you enjoy audobooks, I recommend switching from Audible to Libro.fm (that’s a referral link). Audible has some pretty slimy business practices ( noted in my 2024 audiobooks post ). Books about World Betterment These 7 books are on immigration, economics, sociology, and… ## [Default Apps of 2025](https://treyhunner.com/2025/12/default-apps-of-2025/) _2025-12-23 · Trey Hunner_ Here are my default apps of 2025. My 2024 list is here . The Libro, YNAB, SavvyCal, and GLM links below are referral links. You can find more of my referral links here . I’d love a free audiobook if you end up switching from Audible to Libro.fm (you should seriously consider it, as I noted at the end of this audiobook review post ). 💗 📝 Notes : Obsidian + NeoVim ✅ To-Do : Obsidian ✍… ## [Python Black Friday & Cyber Monday sales (2025)](https://treyhunner.com/2025/11/python-black-friday-and-cyber-monday-sales-2025/) _2025-11-24 · Trey Hunner_ It’s time for some discounted Python-related skill-building. This is my eighth annual compilation of Python learning-related Black Friday & Cyber Monday deals. If you find a Python-related deal in the next week that isn’t on this list, please contact me. Python-related sales It’s not even Black Friday yet, but most of these Python-related Black Friday sales are already live :… ## [Python Morsels Lifetime Access Sale](https://treyhunner.com/2025/11/lifetime-access-sale-2025/) _2025-11-21 · Trey Hunner_ If you code in Python regularly, you’re already learning new things everyday. You hit a wall, or something breaks. Then you search around, spend some hours on Stack Overflow, and eventually, you figure it out. But this kind of learning is unstructured. It’s reactive, instead of intentional. You fix the problem at hand, but the underlying gaps in your knowledge remain unaddressed. A… ## [AI QA That Opens Fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/8SKlTjX7uiVA) _2025-11-21 · **Sponsored**_ Runs browser QA, files issues with repro evidence, and opens fix PRs. ## [Handy Python REPL Modifications](https://treyhunner.com/2025/10/handy-python-repl-modifications/) _2025-10-09 · Trey Hunner_ I find myself in the Python REPL a lot . I open up the REPL to play with an idea, to use Python as a calculator or quick and dirty text parsing tool, to record a screencast, to come up with a code example for an article, and (most importantly for me) to teach Python. My Python courses and workshops are based largely around writing code together to guess how something works, try it out, and repeat.… ## [Customizing your Python REPL's color scheme (Python 3.14+)](https://treyhunner.com/2025/09/customizing-your-python-repl-color-scheme/) _2025-09-04 · Trey Hunner_ Did you know that Python 3.14 will include syntax highlighting in the REPL? Python 3.14 is due to be officially released in about a month. I recommended tweaking your Python setup now so you’ll have your ideal color scheme on release day. But… what if the default syntax colors don’t match the colors that your text editor uses? Well, fortunately you can customize your color… ## [My PyCon US 2025 recap](https://treyhunner.com/2025/06/pycon-us-2025-recap/) _2025-06-11 · Trey Hunner_ I’m pretty much fully back to normal life after PyCon US 2025. I started writing this post shortly after PyCon, got side-tracked, and now I’m finally publishing it. My very quick recap : I spent a ton of time at PyCon chatting with folks and I really enjoyed it. As Ned wrote, it’s like summer camp . My pre-conference (Monday and Tuesday) I flew in a couple days early (Monday May… ## [Let's end kidney deaths: buy one of my kidneys](https://treyhunner.com/2025/05/lets-end-kidney-deaths/) _2025-05-26 · Trey Hunner_ Those with kidney failure need dialysis. Dialysis is expensive . Dialysis care in the United States accounts for 7% of Medicare’s budget and nearly 1% of the entire federal budget ( yes , really ). Dialysis is should be a stop gap measure. Ideally, dialysis is just an interim solution until a kidney donor is found. Folks with kidney failure really need a new kidney, but most will never… ## [Make a cutting room floor](https://treyhunner.com/2025/05/make-a-cutting-room-floor/) _2025-05-22 · Trey Hunner_ All writers need a cutting room floor . I have never written a book, an academic paper, or a journal article. And yet I do write. I write emails, I write blog posts, I write screencast scripts, I journal, I write talks, and I write curriculum for my Python trainings. When I write, I need a place to put text that may not make the cut in a final draft. I call this place the “cutting room… ## [Tips for PyCon tutorial presenters](https://treyhunner.com/2025/05/how-to-give-a-great-pycon-tutorial/) _2025-05-01 · Trey Hunner_ You’ve submitted a tutorial to PyCon and it was accepted. Now what? In this post I’ll be sharing my thoughts on giving a great PyCon tutorial. Screen readability 👓 Be sure to consider readability when teaching a tutorial. Talks usually involve slides and the default font size in presentation software is often pretty readable on a projector. That’s not usually the case for code… ## [Which social network are we using for PyCon US this year?](https://treyhunner.com/2025/04/which-social-network-are-we-using-for-pycon/) _2025-04-18 · Trey Hunner_ Last year I updated my having a great first PyCon post to note that Mastodon would likely be more popular than Twitter at PyCon. My guess was correct. During PyCon US 2024, Mastodon overtook Twitter for the most posts on the #PyConUS hashtag. In the fall of 2024, Bluesky really took off. It currently seems like Bluesky is now a bit more popular than Mastodon for Python posts in general… but… ## [Django components: sometimes an include doesn't cut it](https://treyhunner.com/2025/03/django-components-sometimes-an-include-doesnt-cut-it/) _2025-03-16 · Trey Hunner_ Have you ever wished that Django’s include template tag could accept blocks of content? I have. Unfortunately, Django’s {% include %} tag doesn’t accept blocks of text. Let’s look at a few possible solutions to this problem. The Problem: Hack Include Workarounds Let’s say we have HTML and CSS that make up a modal that is powered by Alpine.js and HTMX and we want to… ## [My default apps of 2024](https://treyhunner.com/2025/01/my-default-apps-of-2024/) _2025-01-22 · Trey Hunner_ Here are my default apps of 2024… in 2025. Inspired by Jeff’s list . You can find my referral links here for Libro, YNAB, or SavvyCal. I’d love a free audiobook if you end up switching from Audible to Libro.fm. 💗 🌐 Browser: Vivaldi 🔍 Search: Kagi (sometimes free Perplexity) 🤖 LLM: Claude 📝 Notes: Obsidian + Vim ✅ To-Do: Obsidian ✍ Writing: Obsidian + Vim 🧑‍💻 Code Editor:… ## [Winter illustrations for Libro.fm](https://audmcname.com/illustration/winter-illustrations-for-libro-fm/) _2025-01-02 · audra · audra mcnamee_ Three illustrations for audiobook seller Libro.fm, created for the winter holidays. ## [Crypto Payments, No Custody (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/mjT9TJxmHbRV) _2025-01-02 · **Sponsored**_ Send crypto to merchant wallets via API with real-time updates and automatic fees. ## [My favorite audiobooks of 2024 (and also 2017 through 2023)](https://treyhunner.com/2024/12/my-favorite-audiobooks-of-2024/) _2024-12-31 · Trey Hunner_ I listen to many audiobooks every year. I wrote recaps of my favorites in 2014 , 2015 , and 2016 and then I stopped doing annual recaps. After a 7 year hiatus, I’m attempting to start this annual habit again, starting with audiobooks I read in 2024. But first, I’ll reflect on some of the books that have stuck with me from 2017 through 2023. Books that have stuck with me from 2017 to… ## [Consumer Confidence Comics #2](https://audmcname.com/comics/consumer-confidence-comics-2/) _2024-12-21 · audra · audra mcnamee_ Dealing with Debt Collections , another comic for Oregon Consumer Justice. It s the first of two comics about debt; lawyers Kelly Donovan Jones and Michael Fuller wrote the text, I did the pictures, you can read the whole thing on the Oregon Consumer Justice website in Spanish and English and order copies of the comic for \[ \] ## [Lazy self-installing Python scripts with uv](https://treyhunner.com/2024/12/lazy-self-installing-python-scripts-with-uv/) _2024-12-09 · Trey Hunner_ I frequently find myself writing my own short command-line scripts in Python that help me with day-to-day tasks. It’s so easy to throw together a single-file Python command-line script and throw it in my ~/bin directory! Well… it’s easy, unless the script requires anything outside of the Python standard library. Recently I’ve started using uv and my primary for use for it… ## [New Python Jumpstart course](https://treyhunner.com/2024/11/new-python-jumpstart-course/) _2024-11-25 · Trey Hunner_ I’ve just recently launched a self-paced introduction to Python that is extremely hands-on . It’s called Python Jumpstart and it’s based on introductory Python curriculum that I have been iterating on for years. Learn Python by writing Python code ✍ We do not learn by putting information into the brain. Our brains simply don’t retain knowledge that way. Learning happens… ## [Python Black Friday & Cyber Monday sales (2024)](https://treyhunner.com/2024/11/python-black-friday-and-cyber-monday-sales-2024/) _2024-11-20 · Trey Hunner_ Ready for some Python skill-building sales? This is my seventh annual compilation of Python learning deals . Lots of Python sales Here are Python-related sales that are live right now: Python Jumpstart with Python Morsels: 50% off my brand new Python course, an introduction to Python that’s very hands-on ( $99 instead of $199 ) Talk Python : the annual everything bundle includes all courses… ## [Stop as Yield](https://audmcname.com/comics/stop-as-yield/) _2024-10-15 · audra · audra mcnamee_ Another Allia x Audra creation. Pulled together semi-feverishly for this year s Portland Zine Symposium (as is traditional). Citations Further Reading Bonus material: development sketches (and little heads). (I mostly doodle little heads.) ## [Crucial Comix launch](https://audmcname.com/etc/crucial-comix-launch/) _2024-10-01 · audra · audra mcnamee_ Subhead: I make a third website, proving I am not a web developer. After months of working, Crucial Comix is a real thing that makes sense to talk about with other people! That s absolutely crazy! I made the website we re using WordPress because the storefront (for printed comics, the ever-important hats, and the thing we re \[ \]